Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
32+ Minwax Red Oak Stain. This should give you a good, round about idea. On red oak, it just falls flat.
To see more of my minwax stain samples before and afters click here ! Minwax stain on red oak floors and douglas fir match. The floor came out a true brown without the red.
I ruled out the jacobean stain almost immediately.
Choosing a minwax stain for red oak floors was not easy. I bought some red oak to stain, after my first coat of ebony (from minwax) looked like it was about 95% dry. It applies easily and penetrates deep into the pores of the wood. I ruled out the jacobean stain almost immediately.