Post #667192 by Hale Tiki on Wed, Feb 13, 2013 3:20 AM

I've had success at work with using a combination of paint and stain, severely watered down.

There's a grey stain, that on the can, makes it look like bleached wood. Can't remember who makes it right, now, but you can get it at every Lowe's. Anyway, it sucks. It looks awful. I got it for aging wood, and was severely disappointed. It's not the grey Minwax. HOWEVER, if you water it down quite a bit, and alternate between two layers of that, and a layer of watered down black acrylic, you can get some pretty decent aging.

I can't post pictures, unfortunately, as I've only done it for work, but get a cork stopper and give it a try. I'll look at the can of stain this week and let you know what brand. Minwax has one, but it's a lot more gentle to begin with, and may even work. Dunno, haven't tried it.

(Also, I'm right there with you. If I could spray on age to just about any material, I would. But since I can't, time and the real thing have to do.)