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Which Bona DriFast Color(s) is this?!

last year

Hello Everyone! We are trying to figure out which colors to mix for our red oak floors to get close to the floor color on the front of this brochure. Any ideas? (Color under the table not the background color)

First two pictures are the goal color (color under the table not the background color). Second two are our sanded floor.

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Timothy Winzell

last year

Those brochure photos are obviously White Oak. I'd recommend using a non-reddish brown like Spice Brown, mixed with 10% to 20% White, and toned down with Natural, applied over water-popped wood. In addition, I'd be curious to see if Bona RedOut would help achieve this color.

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PRO
G & S Floor Service
last year
Bona has a custom mix chart you can match it up with. Whichever color it is . Traffic HD Raw was applied over it.
wdccruise
last year
On my monitor, it looks like DriFast Essentials Stain Collection > Medium Brown.
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dan1888
last year
Show a picture of your floor closeup, like the first picture. Do it has each sample test. The brochure picture you posted doesn't look like red oak.

The color examples on the Bona site show the dark open grain of red oak for each stain color. Bona DriFast® Stain (SS750051111) - Bona.com This is medium brown.
PRO
G & S Floor Service
last year
Medium brown is much darker than that, especially on whit oak. Try Twig or Puritan Pine. The photo looks like it is on red oak, which is what you have.
wdccruise
last year
G & S Floor Service: "Try Twig or Puritan Pine."

DriFast Essentials Classic Collection > Twig does appear to be a step lighter than Medium Brown but with the same tone.
PRO
G & S Floor Service
last year
last modified: last year
As Timothy suggested, add white for a cooler tone.
Vicky Cole
Original Author
last year
@dan1888 here’s a list up of our floor

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