[seephor]

I purchased a used coffee table that I'm looking to refinish. I want to get a really dark close to black stain on it. I sanded a small spot at the underside until I hit the bare wood. I applied a regular oil based stain from Minwax that's as black as I could find and It's no where close to the finish I'm looking for. I tried leaving the stain on for a longer period of time with no luck. I'm not sure what type of wood it is but it appears to be real hardwood and it was stained a dark walnut color originally. Is there a different product I need to be looking into? How do furniture manufacturers get that really dark finish that's so common these days?

 

[de-nagorg]

Find a different brand of stain and try that.

Did you mix the minwax well, sometimes the pigments settle if it sat in the store a while.


Try a propane torch to "TOAST" the bare wood after sanding before finishing with a walnut stain.

That's just a suggestion, not a must do.


ED

 

[Jmayspaint]

Very dark furniture grade finishes like your looking for are generally done by toning. Spraying a dye stain, or toned lacquer
on the wood. Your not going to get there using a thin, penetrating stain like Minwax.

You could get closer with a thicker, richer stain like Old Masters.


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[mako1]

Try a ebony aniline dye.They come in powder form and are mixed with alchohol or you can buy them premixed .

 

[ZZZZZ]

Stain can be applied in several coats to make it darker. Follow the directions on the can and apply 2 or 3 coats and see what it looks like.

 

[SeniorSitizen]

I've used black Kiwi shoe polish on select projects for a darker stain.

 

[mako1]

Just a couple examples of ebony anilne dye.You can take it as far. as you want.
The pic on the left is oak.It could have been given a second coat to be less dramatic as far as the grain and look more like the right pic.