Blackie Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I am trying to match existing trim in a house. I have done this a long tme ago but this time I am having a hard time............anyone have some experience. After about 25 different blends I am still not quite there............ Trying to match the chair rail piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Start light. If you go too dark you can't go back. Lighter colors first, additional coats, then try darker stain if needed to get the right tint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Part of the problem is you are trying to match stains on two different kinds of wood. The machined mill work (chair rail?) is a light oak and the s4s boards are pine. That's a tough match. That second bit of mill work (case molding?) looks like pine too. That will be easier to match in a couple years. Pine, when freshly sanded/milled/cut is very light colored, almost white. As it ages it browns or yellows up.... .whatever you call it, it gets darker. Cherry goes through this metamorphosis too. Bottom line, whatever you stain it today, will be darker in a couple years, maybe less. To match today, I'd say the chair rail (oak) could be matched on the pine with a golden oak color varnish. (one step, no staining) The case molding (aged pine) was probably, lo these many years ago, just covered with a coat of uncolored polyurethane and is showing it's age. It appears to be more highly figured than your sample piece so it may never 'match'. But that is the beauty of working with natural materials. That's why my 50 years old (today) eyes see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwness Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Go to Home Depot they have a color matcher. I tried matching some stain and unless you do it all the time it's really just hit and miss. I had a lot of miss's. LOL CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Thanks guys........and Tom your thoughts are right on, they make a golden oak varnish ?........I used some golden oak stain and satin poly combo but is not golden enough. I have no faith in most of the folks in the paint section of home depot or lowes, or paitence to wait and deal with them, so I sent my Dad...... what they gave him was'nt right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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