Dark Gel Stain Oak Cabinets

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Dark gel stain oak cabinets. Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping. The color soaked in well so i only needed 2 coats. In the darker rooms like the bathrooms in our house this worked out fine. Maybe it was my oak cabinets but i have never had so much trouble getting something to look even.

It is a lot more work but can look like a whole new kitchen. We used tsp and a gel stain from general finishes and followed up with polyurethane. Jump to latest follow 1 8 of 8 posts. Whereas with gel stain the stain sits on top of the wood.

Now it was time to apply the stain. I overshot and they re quite dark but they do look nice with the floors now which the very yellow golden oak stain did not i picked oil rubbed bronze hardware. However there is no way i would attempt using gel stain on my kitchen cabinets as others have. If you are going to try a gel stain then i would practice on a sample area.

When using regular stain sometimes the wood unevenly absorbs the color and you end up with some dark splotches. I stained my honey oak cabinets a dark espresso finish because my husband voted against white. I took the same gel stain and went to down on my kitchen laminate wood floor turning it from pinkish beige to dark java brown. Stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on the insides.

By far my favorite part of the makeover is the transformation of my golden oak cabinets using java gel stain by general finishes. 4 4 out of 5 stars 98. Total gel stain. With gel stain you don t have this problem because the wood doesn t absorb the stain.

Instead i plan to paint. I finally got around to writing up a tutorial for you as well as some things i learned if you want to give it a try yourself. Get it tomorrow nov 16. First let me just say that this post is not sponsored.

Om with actually help you with the proper color basecoats. I painted the uppers sw pure white and the lower cabinets i gel stained fairly dark to better relate to our new ginger coloured wood flooring. Other options new from 11 30. I was aiming for the lower cabinets to be a couple shades darker than the flooring.

Free delivery on your first order shipped by amazon. Using polyshades or gel stain on 80s oak cabinets. Just shake the can stir the gel dip your paintbrush in and get to work. Gel stain is super thick so you don t even need a primer.

Time to stain those ugly oak cabinets. However my bright kitchen will not see gel stain. Let the first coat dry and apply one or two more coats as needed. I read several posts i found on pinterest extolling the virtues of the gel stain.

Also if you want to stain a dark walnut color then you would have to lay on a basecoat oilbase. I kept telling myself i m crazy that gel stains are supposed to be for chairs or tables or cabinets but i just couldn t take the pink beige anymore when the alternative was to paint them or replace them. Everbuild quick drying wood stain dark oak 250 ml. I have used old masters and jeld before with good results.

4 7 out of 5 stars 228. If you have the time and patience go for it. Much happier with my new floor.