Armstrong Clark Stains in Mahogany, Amber, and Black Walnut Colors
The key to a good wood stain is one that will protect, last long, and reduce the frequency of maintenance recoats. When it comes to IPE and other exotic hardwoods, maintenance can be more frequent than on more typical wood species. This is due to the dense nature of the hardwood. It can be tricky to get a stain to penetrate the wood and once it does, it does not want to hold for more than a year or so. This is really just the nature of exotic hardwood.
The other factor in dealing with hardwood stains, is applying one that will enhance the natural beauty of the wood. Covering up such a gorgeous species would be a shame. To get both excellent protection and an enhanced appearance, Armstrong Clark Hardwood Stain is a popular choice.
Armstrong Hardwoods comes in two semi-transparent colors that enrich the look of exotic hardwoods, Mahogany, Black Walnut, and Amber. Whether you like the richer look of the Armstrong Mahogany, the darker Black Walnut, or the lighter natural look of Armstrong Amber, you will find it outperforms all other brands of exotic wood stains.
Armstrong Mahogany, Amber, and Black Walnut colors offer a long-lasting finish like no other stain. This deep penetrating stain provides superb defense against weathering with less chance of wear. The heavily bodied oils of the Mahogany or Amber colors are specially formulated for IPE and other exotic hardwoods. They provide an oil finish that repels water, moisture, and UV rays to retain their color longer.
Armstrong Mahogany, Amber, and Black Walnut colors are best used on IPE, Mahogany, Cumaru, Tigerwood, and all other Brazilian Exotic Hardwoods. It is important to note that the exact color results can vary depending on wood condition, wood age, and application. To see how either color will look on your exotic wood surface try ordering a color sample. This will give you an exact color result so you can better choose Armstrong Mahogany or Amber colors.
Note: Colors will vary widely depending on wood species.
Can the Black Walnut hardwood stain be used on a new redwood fence?
Yes.
Is Amber lighter than Semi Trans Cedar? We just stripped our 15 year old cedar home and brightened it. We did a test spot in Semi Trans Cedar and it seems too dark. Will it lighten when dried completely? Could it be the age of cedar? The new cedar board we used for sampling was great. Just dark on the house…
Amber is a little lighter in color. Color will vary based on the age of the wood. Older would be darker as it is much more porous.
We brightened our home twice and it is very light. Now the Cedar looks too warm and not dark enough, any recommendations on mixing with another semi trans to cut the orange and darken just a tad? Thanks:)
Mix some Rustic Brown into the Amber to darken it more brown.
I should have said the Cedar semi transparent stain looks too orange on our home, (I have used cedar tones for years and decided I want a change). Should I try Amber and Rustic brown? Thanks
Yes, you can mix the Rustic into the cedar.
Finishing up (7/8/21) a 12 x 32 treated wood deck half over water. Installed 2″ tongue and groove as fascia boards about 50″ high around half of it. Across the front and half way back on each side. The deck boards are possibly some variation of southern pines and the other woods is possibly some type of fir. Attempted to research it and not really sure. Used 84 lumber for my post, framing, and joist. Used Carter lumber for the decking and tongue and groove. Really like the color of the amber. 4 part question. Is this good wood to use it on? When should I apply it? Will 1each 5 gallon can be enough to adequately do it all? How will the finish be effected by a tree and the debris that falls off of it? Will it stain the finish or will it be washable?
See this about new wood: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/new-decking-and-armstrong-clark-stain
You can use the Amber color on this wood. We would need a total sq footage of wood added up for the product amount. Tree debris can “stain” the finish if it decomposes on top of the stain.
Hi,I have a mahogany deck with some 3-year-old, untreated gray wood, and I’m replacing a lot of really old pieces with new. I’ve pulled all boards so I can re-space with a correct-size gap, and because I’ve added a “picture frame” and moved the posts to the inside.
Anyway, my question is, would I be better off to try and clean and brighten the top side of the older gray wood, or the under side of the older wood. The under side looks nice except for the dark areas where it contacted the joists.
When the time comes, I’m thinking of using the “Amber” stain to retain as much of the natural wood color variation and stay close to original wood color.
I’ve included the 1000-word picture. What’s your advice?
The joist stains will not come out with cleaning so clean the top side.
I want to bring out the natural red and the grain in my mahogany deck. It takes a ton of sun with a due South exposure. What would you recommend? Can I mix a transparent with a semi-transparent stain to get an intermediate effect? Thx
For Mahogany, you need one of the three hardwood colors. Amber, Mahogany, and Black Walnut. You can mix these colors together if you like.
Thank you! Between the Amber and the Mahogany, which will come out redder on mahogany?
Mahogany. See some pics here: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/armstrong-clark-photo-album
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Can Hardwood Amber be used on pressure treated pine previously done with Thomson weather treatment, after stripping and brightener. Will it give more penetration and duration compared to your regular semi transparent stain ? Will the Amber tone darken or brighten appearance?
As long as you fully remove the Thompsons, then yes. Amber is a hardwood color but it can be used on all wood types. It enhances the color of your wood.
Would you recommend the Amber color on redwood? I am trying 3 samples of your stain and I like how the amber looks. I am just wondering if amber is a good choice to protect redwood deck.
You can use the Amber for redwood.
Do you have photos of amber on a redwood deck? We are considering that for ours but would like to see more finished photos.
We do not but you can see all photos here: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/armstrong-clark-photo-album
Hi
We used Ipe oil this spring and our ipe deck looks terrible…dry dark brown color with scratches in the finish from furniture and traffic. I want it to look oiled like it did in the beginning but with a lighter color. If we strip and use your Amber product will the finish look like dry old wood after a month or will it maintain its new application finish? Unless all pictures of ipe decks online are taken after they are oiled, our deck shouldn’t look like a mess after 5 months.
IPE wood requires an annual prep and application and it does fade through the 12 months. The Amber is not a dark brown like the Ipe Oil. More of a clean wet look.
I have a pressure treated 168 sq ft deck that had Behr deckover in barn red. What a total waste of money. Anyway, I sanded it off and still have paint in the cracks in between the boards. Will the stripper get the rest of this off? I think because I have remnants of the stain I should go with a solid stain. The railings were a complete disaster and we just replaced those with new pressure-treated lumber. How long do I wait to stain and what are the steps of the products I need to use? What stain would cover up any of the remaining red? Thanks for your help!
A stripper will not get this off. The AC Stains do not come in a solid stain so they will not work over this unless you sand the rest off.
I’m rehabbing an old deck – new cedar decking boards, but leaving the old railings and post. These,regretfully, were covered with Behr’s deck over product (redwood color). I’m now tasked with either:
1) matching the decking boards to the Behr redwood color of the railings or 2) attempt to go with a two tone approach, but have a artistic crisis – hard to imagine a Armstrong Clark stain that can marry up and compliment the redwood on the railings system. The stucco house is a cream light beige.
– Does AC have a redwood stain that matches the Behr redwood? – Is there a picture somewhere showing a two tone approach where the railing is redwood and the decking is … ?
See here about new wood: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/new-decking-and-armstrong-clark-stain
AC does not have a color to match. We do not have pictures of what you are looking for, sorry. You can order some samples to test: https://www.armstrongclarkstain.com/samples