How To Gel Stain Oak Bathroom Cabinets

In the darker rooms like the bathrooms in our house this worked out fine.

How to gel stain oak bathroom cabinets.

Maybe it was my oak cabinets but i have never had so much trouble getting something to look even. Using an clean rag we cut up an old t shirt apply the gel stain to the cabinet door. I m happy to report that the gel stain went on the unfinished doors easily and matched all of the old doors almost perfectly. Beginning with the backside of the cabinet coat each cabinet lightly with the gel stain using an old cloth or foam.

So 80 s 90 s but way way out of style now. Repeat with cabinet frame. Oak was so much in vogue that in our guest bath i replaced the standard towel bar toilet paper holder and even the toilet seat with oak. Gel stain dries pretty quickly so work on one door drawer or section of cabinet at a time.

Let the first coat dry and. Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping. Wearing the gloves gently stir the gel stain. Follow along to learn how to stain cabinets for a new look on a small budget.

However my bright kitchen will not see gel stain. Instructions remove cabinet doors drawers knobs and hinges stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on. Store your cloth or brush in a storage bag so you can use it. Wait 24 hours to recoat tip.

However there is no way i would attempt using gel stain on my kitchen cabinets as others have.