Gel Stain Kitchen Cabinets Before And After

Below is a before and after of the gel stain used on the bathroom vanity.

Gel stain kitchen cabinets before and after.

Check out the before and after pictures and learn how to refinish kitchen cabinets or any cabinetry or furniture your heart desires with this general finishes gel stain tutorial. However my bright kitchen will not see gel stain. Sorry that it s so long but i wanted to make sure i covered as mu. After i was finished staining the kitchen cabinet frames the instructions called for 5 days of dry time before the polyurethane.

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. I was thrilled with how it turned out. With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining. However there is no way i would attempt using gel stain on my kitchen cabinets as others have.

See more ideas about staining wood staining cabinets stained kitchen cabinets. The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid. Prior to gel staining cabinets i had a lot of experience working with regular wood stain but i had never worked with gel stain. Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.

These varieties tend to absorb thin traditional stains unevenly looking messy and unfinished no. During this time i started on the doors and drawers out in the garage. Maybe it was my oak cabinets but i have never had so much trouble getting something to look even. Between the gel stain on the vanity and the new mirror this bathroom had left its aging past behind.

In the darker rooms like the bathrooms in our house this worked out fine. General finishes gel stain tutorial using antique walnut gel stain to refinish kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities in our first flip. This is a more detailed video than my last one on how to gel stain your kitchen cabinets. Gel stain is particularly forgiving with splotch prone woods like birch cherry maple and pine.