Ratings & Reviews for Minwax Wood Finish Water-based Sandstone MW1097 Solid Interior Stain ( 1-quart )
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What Customers Are Saying
Customers are divided on this product. Many express disappointment that it behaves like paint rather than a traditional stain, with thick, surface-coating consistency that sits on wood instead of penetrating grain. However, several praise its vibrant color accuracy, ease of application, and simple water-based cleanup. Some note the formula dries quickly and requires little product, though color consistency varies across wood types and online orders. A few report receiving untinted base products. Overall, reviewers seeking authentic wood staining results are often frustrated, while those using it for craft or furniture projects find it acceptable.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Practice on a scrap piece of wood.
Would RecommendIts fine diluted
From Wood Finish Water-based Classic Gray Solid Interior Stain ( 1-quart ) Verified Purchaser
Expected much better from this brand
Would Not RecommendMinwax makes some really good, affordable products. They tend to hit the sweet spot on cost-vs-value. Well... unfortunately, this isn't one of their better products. It goes on thickly, has a very short working time, and is incredibly difficult to remove. If you buy this, work in VERY SMALL sections. I found that 2 minutes was far too long to wait to remove stain. It was... just a disaster. I wound-up sanding back to wood and switching to their oil-based equivalent. I will never again buy one o...
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Double check before leaving
They were suppose to tint the stain and never did. Now I have to drive all the way back to the store to have them do it
From Wood Finish Water-based Crimson MW1147 Solid Interior Stain ( 1-quart ) Verified Purchaser
Don't have it delivered!!!!
I thought I ordered this tinted. However, when you have it deliverd, it doesn’t come tinted. Big waste of my time & money!
From Wood Finish Water-based 2024 Color of the Year Bay Blue MW1049 Semi-transparent Interior Stain ( 1-quart ) Verified Purchaser
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Worst Stain Ever
Would Not RecommendNot recommended. Waste of money and time. Bought this planning to stain, in lieu of painting, a sewing table for my daughter. BIG MISTAKE! I’ve used minwax stains before but this was the first time using this product. I don’t think I’ve been this disappointed in a product in a long time. It does not act like stain and trying to get it to apply evenly is impossible. Maybe it’s the Texas heat but I doubt it. It not real cheap and not only am I out the cost of the stain but I used 3x the n...
From Wood Finish Water-based Simply White MW275 Semi-transparent Interior Stain ( 1-quart )
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Lowes sent me the wrong item
Would Not RecommendI ordered the green Tea stain - Lowe’s sent me the clear untinted stain. very annoying
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Color is as expected
Would Recommendcolor is as expected
From Wood Finish Water-based Acorn Brown MW1199 Semi-transparent Interior Stain ( 1-quart ) Verified Purchaser
This is NOT what I ordered. I received a clear one not Marine blue!!! Please advise on how to correct this!!!
From Wood Finish Water-based Marine Blue MW1060 Semi-transparent Interior Stain ( 1-quart )
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Not gray
Would Not RecommendThis color was not what i expected. It looks more of a dark blue when applied to bare light pine wood. We were making an accent wall of different colors. We made it work, just wasn’t expecting it to dry blue. Even after wiping after it was applied and still wet. This is only one coat.
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Minwax water based stain...
Easy to apply and covers well.
From Wood Finish Water-based Crimson MW1147 Semi-transparent Interior Stain ( 1-quart ) Verified Purchaser
We apologize if you were not satisfied with the color of the stain for your project. Since each type of wood can take the stain differently, we do r...