Once you ve decided to stain your cabinets white gather your supplies.
Grey gel stain kitchen cabinets.
A dingy kitchen can be quickly brightened and overhauled by simply changing up the cabinets.
Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.
While gel stain does go on thick and sit on the surface of the wood i found that you can still see and feel the natural wood grain beneath unlike paint.
Wipe off the gel stain going with the grain using a clean dry cotton cloth or high quality paper towels.
Wash and rinse well after degreasing to avoid leaving residue behind.
The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid.
However there is no way i would attempt using gel stain on my kitchen cabinets as others have.
Normally drying time ranges from 6 to 12 hours.
When choosing your stain make sure you also pick up a polyurethane finish designed to work with that particular stain going with the same brand name for both products is a good choice or picking a blend that combines the stain and finish.
Clean and de grease surface well.
However my bright kitchen will not see gel stain.
Use gloves to avoid getting stain on your hands.
How to gel stain cabinets.
Ok i m new at this.
You will also need denatured alcohol a fine grit sanding sponge at least 220.
Please tell me the easiest and cheapest way to achieve a gray cabinet with some of the brown tones of the wood coming through and wood grain.
Maybe it was my oak cabinets but i have never had so much trouble getting something to look even.
Between coats give your project a chance to dry.
In the darker rooms like the bathrooms in our house this worked out fine.
I am updating my kitchen to an eclectic industrial look on a budget.
If you are refinishing cabinets remove all the doors and hardware label each and diagram where they go.
A light gray stain will give your cabinets character is unexpected and allows you to retain a soft light neutral look that easily works with many design styles finishes materials and colors.
Doors that are stained a dark outdated shade can be lightened up by stripping off the old finish and applying the new light hued stain.
My entire kitchen is oak golden honey stain.
As i don t want a country look and no blue undertone.
We ve pulled together lots of stain color inspiration and instructions for achieve a beautiful stain finish whether for your kitchen cabinets or other cabinetry in your home.
Work in a well ventilated area.
This kitchen has a lot of wood in it but because the cabinetry color is not a typical wood tone there s enough variation to keep it from appearing.
Not sure if weathered is what i m trying to achieve.
We re sharing our best tips and a detailed step by step tutorial for staining cabinets or re staining your existing cabinetry.
