Stains

The products that have made Minwax® an American icon will add color and beauty to your wood – in oil or water-based stains. With Minwax® wood stains, there's a color to suit every style.

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Minwax® Wood Finish™

Minwax® Wood Finish™ is a penetrating oil-based wood stain, which provides beautiful rich color that enhances the natural wood grain. It applies easily, absorbs deep into the pores of the wood, and is ideal for staining unfinished wood furniture, cabinets, doors, trim, molding, and hardwood floors.

  • Deeply penetrating color enhances wood’s beauty in one coat
  • Dries in 2 hours; makes it possible to stain in a day
  • Resists lapping for even color

Minwax® Wood Finish® Water-Based Solid Color Stain

This penetrating water-based stain opens up a world of possibilities in just one wood-grain-hiding coat. Ideal for small projects, unfinished furniture, cabinets, doors and trim. For interior use only.

  • One-coat color dries in 1 hour
  • Solid color shows more color, less grain
  • 5x thicker for easier application

Available Sheens

Satin

Minwax® Wood Finish® Color Series

Exceptional color, exceptionally easy. Available in 240+ oil-rich colors, this stain combines the ease of one-coat, spatter-resistant coverage with an ultra-premium, oil-based formula that applies evenly and dries fast. Ideal for any size project.

  • Superior control in just one coat
  • Can be customized to 240+ colors
  • Splatter-resistant coverage and fast dry time

Minwax® Wood Finish® Water-Based Semi-Transparent Color Stain

This penetrating, water-based stain opens up a world of possibilities in just one wood-grain-enhancing coat. Ideal for small projects, unfinished furniture, cabinets, doors and trim.

  • One-coat color dries in 1 hour
  • Color that showcases wood grain
  • 5x thicker for easier application

Minwax® Gel Stain

Minwax Gel Stain is a non-drip stain that adds natural colors and accentuates the beauty of a wide range of wood and non-wood surfaces including wood, plywood, veneer, fiberglass, metal and molded fiberboard.

  • The non-drip formula makes it ideal for vertical applications like doors and molding
  • The thick-bodied consistency makes it ideal for giving fiberglass or metal doors
  • Rich, wood appearance

Minwax® Performance Series Tintable Wood Stain

Available only at Sherwin-Williams. Minwax Performance Series Tintable Wood Stain is a rich, thick, oil based formula that provides a beautiful, long-lasting finish. It applies easily and penetrates deep into the pores of the wood. While conventional stains recommend 18 to 24 hours drying time, Minwax Performance Series Tintable Wood Stain can be recoated in just 2 hours for solvent-based finishes and 6 hours for water-based finishes. Thicker than conventional stains, this high-performance stain is easier to control with less spatter and dripping. You'll mask less, use fewer drop cloths, and save time on every job.

  • Tintable in a wide array of colors for design flexibility and color matching
  • Oil-rich penetrating protection
  • Minimal grain-raising of the wood, much better than water-based stains

Minwax® Wood Finish™ 250 VOC Compliant

Minwax Wood Finish Stain 250 VOC is an oil-based wood stain that provides long-lasting wood tone color

  • Special formula allows it to deeply penetrate wood pores
  • Easily applied with a clean cloth, brush or foam applicator
  • Quickly penetrates wood surface within 5 minutes of application

Minwax® Performance Series Tintable Wood Stain 250 VOC

Available only at Sherwin-Williams. Minwax Performance Series Tintable Wood Stain 250 VOC is a rich, thick, oil based formula that provides a beautiful, long-lasting finish. It applies easily and penetrates deep into the pores of the wood. The Minwax Performance Series Tintable Wood Stain 250 VOC can be recoated in 12 hours for solvent –based finishes and 24 hours for water-based finishes.

  • Tintable in a wide array of colors for design flexibility and color matching
  • Oil-rich penetrating protection
  • Minimal grain-raising of the wood, much better than water-based stains