How can i make a pine beam look like an old oak beam?

Question

I have pine covering a metal girder but want to age it and make it look like an oak beam?

Answer 1

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They are 2 different wood grains. The best you can do is get some Oak stain. (When they say Oak stain - that means oak colored stain.) The word colored is dropped. I would use the oil based(solvent) stain which is semi-transparent which you apply on with a brush, wait a minute and wipe off. The stain that remains is the color. You may want to make it darker, which means putting on the stain again, waiting and rubbing off. Rubbing off, hides the brush marks. Use a cotton cloth(like a bedsheet) Experiment first on a piece of similiar wood as beam. The colors you see are done on yellow pine board.

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painter/finisher

Answer 2

maybe it is possible to stain it.

Answer 3

you can use oak coloured coluring from a hardware shop

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diy

Answer 4

TAKE AN AXE TO IT AND HACK AT IT THEN STAIN IT OAK IT WORKS WONDERS MY KITCHEN HAS BEEN DONE THAT WAY,I WAS WORRIED WHEN TOLD HOW IT WOULD BE DONE BUT IT LOOKS THE PART...DON'T GO OVER BORED WITH THE AXE JUST CHOP THE STRAIGHT LINE OUT OF IT..

Answer 5

Punch tiny holes in it with an awl, hit it a few times with an old chain or something that won't damage the surrounding area, then make sure there is no old varnish on it and then hit it with a couple of coats of Danish Oil with an oak stain - Homebase stock one with a shade called Jacobean Oak. I used this on some 4x2 pine to make a fire surround, and on an old coffee table top to make a stereo shelf - they both look like antique oak.

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Come and look at my sitting/dining room for proof!!

Answer 6

i am sure i once saw a prgramme on tv where the lad rubbed the wood with dirt then treated it with varnish i hope this helps.

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tv

Answer 7

You can buy stain that makes pine look similar to oak. Home Depot and Loews carries it. It's by Varathane or Minwax.

Answer 8

Just paint it! Go to somewhere like B&Q and tell them what you want to do and they will show you which stain to use. Its very easy..........

Answer 9

use oak stain