Sorry that it s so long but i wanted to make sure i covered as mu.
Can i gel stain laminate cabinets.
Lay out the cabinets over a set of newspapers or scrap paper and prepare to stain them.
In most cases you ll simply need to coat a paintbrush in laminate stain and apply the stain coating evenly to the surface of the cabinet itself.
But if you have any doubts about your stripping and staining skills it s definitely worth hiring a pro.
You could choose to use minwax.
A laminate stain can be a gel or tinted polyurethane.
You re going to be amazed at the difference a little java gel stain can accomplish.
Customers have reported the successful use of gel products over laminate surfaces.
Lightly sand the laminate with 150 grit sandpaper.
Do not remove the stain treat it like a paint.
Laminate is very smooth and shiny so you must sand or the paint and the gel stain won t stick.
When using gel stain even though no uneven spots.
The gel will cover up the wood grain that is in the plastic while the tinted polyurethane will allow the faux grain look to show through.
Apply gel stain i decided to stain the drawers and paint the body to match the.
You can buy unfinished cabinets and stain them yourself or strip and refinish existing wood cabinetry.
This is a more detailed video than my last one on how to gel stain your kitchen cabinets.
It will appear streaky.
Open up the laminate stain cans and check for instructions on how to stain the cabinets on the sides of the cans.
Beginning with the backside of the cabinet coat each cabinet lightly with the gel stain using an old cloth or foam brush.
Gel stains as all wood stains were formulated to go over raw wood which has an open surface and can absorb some of the stain.
Don t apply too thickly.
Fortunately for those with laminate cabinets gel stain works well on a variety of surfaces other than real wood allowing you to stain your cabinets without leaving them a streaky splotchy mess.
Because it sits on top it masks the grain of the wood especially if you pick a dark color.
Your basic stock laminate cabinets with an orangish color to them.