1 note is that the longer you leave the stain on the dark it well be. I have used 2 diffrent colours. I use the lighter one first and leave it on longer say 10 mins then wipe off with a dry rag. The next coat is darker stain. once i put it on I wipe it right off. in one pulling motion. what this does is leaves darker stain in the valleys of the rack. So what you are left with is a rack that looks like it has been rubbed against trees and such with a lighter colour on the edges

hopes this helps