My entire kitchen is oak golden honey stain.
Grey gel stain kitchen cabinets.
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.
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.
How to gel stain cabinets.
A dingy kitchen can be quickly brightened and overhauled by simply changing up the cabinets.
Drying time varies based on the size and nature of your project as well as the environment it s located in.
In the darker rooms like the bathrooms in our house this worked out fine.
Clean and de grease surface well.
Open the gel stain can and.
If you are refinishing cabinets remove all the doors and hardware label each and diagram where they go.
Wipe off the gel stain going with the grain using a clean dry cotton cloth or high quality paper towels.
As i don t want a country look and no blue undertone.
Wash and rinse well after degreasing to avoid leaving residue behind.
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.
I am updating my kitchen to an eclectic industrial look on a budget.
Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.
Use gloves to avoid getting stain on your hands.
We re sharing our best tips and a detailed step by step tutorial for staining cabinets or re staining your existing cabinetry.
Not sure if weathered is what i m trying to achieve.
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.
You will also need denatured alcohol a fine grit sanding sponge at least 220.
Maybe it was my oak cabinets but i have never had so much trouble getting something to look even.
The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid.
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.
Once you ve decided to stain your cabinets white gather your supplies.
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.
Between coats give your project a chance to dry.
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.
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.