Kitchen Cabinets White Gel Stain
Camila Farah
Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.
Sorry that it s so long but i wanted to make sure i covered as mu. Can i paint over stained cabinet. I decided to paint our kitchen cabinets. Easy to use general finishes gel stain is undoubtedly the best gel stain brand as it involves little prep and produces high quality results.
After you have removed all the doors and cleaned the hinges knobs and pieces with a degreaser or other serious astringent you are ready to apply the gel stain. You can see that process here if you re looking for some good tutorials on how to use gel stain i found this video and this video especially helpful. To clean the surface you will either need furniture cleaner mineral spirits or a 50 50 mix of denatured alcohol and water. 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.
Sand before painting and apply extra coats to get a smooth finish. The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid. The next step is applying the whitewash stain. These varieties tend to absorb thin traditional stains unevenly looking messy and unfinished no.
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Be sure your workspace is well ventilated by opening any doors or windows and using fans to keep air circulating. Use a paint brush to apply the stain. Once the stain is thoroughly mixed begin application. Sheryl before getting started have the following supplies ready.Then thoroughly stir the stain it will often separate with the pigment settling at the bottom. Gel stain will well stain your skin so wear protective gloves and clothes you don t mind messing up. White shows imperfections in the wood s surface and application. Instead i plan to paint them white which is a project for this spring.
This is a more detailed video than my last one on how to gel stain your kitchen cabinets. However my bright kitchen will not see gel stain. Gel stain is particularly forgiving with splotch prone woods like birch cherry maple and pine. Stir the gel fairly well with a long paint stick.
My only complaint is the strong smell but a well ventilated area solves this. With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining.
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