How to apply general finishes gel stain.
Before and after java gel stain kitchen cabinets.
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.
After helping her decide on dark versus light cabinets i did some research on the best method to painting cabinets and found information on java gel.
There are a few different ways to gel staining cabinets or any wood piece.
Instead i plan to paint them white which is a project for this spring.
However i found that you can skip the step with water based espresso and go straight to java if you want to have a darker finish.
I know that stripping and sanding a piece does take that extra time but i absolutely love a stained top.
Kitchen before and after gel staining of cabinets lmead11.
I used this product on my dining table and three years later with heavy use it has held up almost perfectly.
Updating cabinets with gel stain step 1 clean the cabinets.
When her kitchen was complete i sat down with her to have her describe in.
One area in which gel stain is tied neck and neck with its traditional counterparts its drying time.
Of course no stain is perfect.
Look at that wood grain.
I decided to paint our kitchen cabinets.
You can see that process here if you re looking for some good tutorials on how to use gel stain i found this video and this video especially helpful.
I used this method on our bookcase and ikea chair.
Gel stain kitchen cabinet makeover.
You can treat it like a normal stain and brush some on and then wipe off the excess.
Here is a link that might be useful.
Remove all the knobs and take apart any removable parts of the cabinets.
General finishes gel stain tutorial using antique walnut gel stain to refinish kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities in our first flip.
This is one coat i might add another coat but i know once i put the satin topcoat on then it will get richer.
Although it s easier to prep and apply.
In my case it was one door and three drawers.
This is general finishes java gel stain my go to stain.
I decided to use general finishes java gel stain for this project.
Or you can use java gel stain like paint and just paint it on.
However my bright kitchen will not see gel stain.