This is a water based top coat so you have to wait 3 days after doing the oil gel stain.
Gel coat stain cabinets.
Apply gel stain onto doors in a thin even coat with a clean cloth or rag.
Step 3 apply a light coat of lacquer if needed.
There is no way you could do just one coat of gel stain.
While the gel stain is wet use a graining tool to create a wood grain pattern.
These varieties tend to absorb thin traditional stains unevenly looking messy and unfinished no.
Easy to use general finishes gel stain is undoubtedly the best gel stain brand as it involves little prep and produces high quality results.
Rachelle of originally worn shows you how to stain over an existing finish on cabinetry using general finishes gel stain.
Apply a thin even coat of gel stain to a section using a natural bristle brush or a soft lint free cloth.
With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining.
The gel stain is to be applied to a finished piece of wood in order to act as a glaze.
Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.
That is if you re using the sock.
If applied directly to unfinished wood it will act as a stain.
Let me explain this step a little bit.
Find out which is better for the grade or type of wood like oak cedar and mahogany.
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.
It also has a uv stabilizer which helps protect the finish from breaking down in the sun.
This was the main difference i saw from regular stain and gel stain.
My only complaint is the strong smell but a well ventilated area solves this.
This method works great for furnitu.
With kitchen renovations costing thousands of dollars this gel stain is about 30 for a quart a quart goes a long way.
Apply in the direction of the grain you intend to create.
Gel stain is particularly forgiving with splotch prone woods like birch cherry maple and pine.
This was the gel stain top coat i chose to finish my kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
In most cases cabinets will be finished.
The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid.
I think the thickness of the stain the gel factor made it really hard to make the coverage even.
I had a really hard time getting the stain to go on evenly in those little crevices.
Work the stain into the grooved areas first and then out toward the edges of the cabinets.