Gel Stain Painted Cabinets

Is very diy friendly.

Gel stain painted cabinets.

Allow the stain to soak into the wood for five minutes and then wipe it off with a clean rag. Paint which is best for cabinets. Compared to paint gel stain. It was time to freshen up my lavender guest restroom and part of that included painting the cabinets.

You do not wipe it off as you would with a paint. Apply a thin coat of stain to the cabinets using a paintbrush. If you want a darker color apply a. A gel stain is thicker than regular staining products and most surfaces don t absorb it.

After applying your gel stain allow a full 24 hours to dry it only took 12 hours after the second and third coats for my cabinets. This post has been a long time in the making. Smoothest application and so easy. This method is painting using a sock.

For example it s difficult to get out once it s on and the gel color may look lighter than you intended. A gel stain is a great way to bring outdated or worn cabinets up to date. What s awesome about diy is y. However keep in mind that weather and high humidity can impact the drying time.

Continue applying the gel stain and wiping away the excess until you finish staining the cabinets. Absorbs evenly across porous and non porous spots. Maybe it was the winter boredom that seems to happen around january but whatever the case i set out to research this craze and update our bathroom vanities. Let the gel stain dry.

Gel staining your cabinets is a long process and it can take several days to complete. Gel stain comes in many colors and the thicker the stains the better. We went from lavender to pale yellow and i used dixie. 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 away the excess gel stain with a second lint free cloth. More so now than ever with costs of labor so high. Can glob up in corners. Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.

I had thought about gel staining my cabinets for months and finally jumped in this winter. If you re one of those types who love to do the work yourself and like the look of dark cabinetry this do it yourself project painting with a gel stain is for you using general finishes gel stain as a paint rather than a stain is super easy and you can refinish your cabinets for under 50. There are some drawbacks though. Apply a second coat of gel stain if you do not achieve the desired results with the first application.