Grey Gel Stain Oak Cabinets Before And After
If you re still not 100 sure what to do let s look at some examples oak cabinets with arched door style and hidden hinges.
Grey gel stain oak cabinets before and after. To get what you want you have to start with a. Stripping to bare wood beyond hugely labor intensive will make the gray go over the raw pink nature of red oak so you get a pink gray more kin to the 80 s pink whitewash g technique than the current fad of gray stain. Woodworkers love the lustrous finish that shows up when rubbing out the 2nd and 3rd coats. Aug 4 2016 explore kimberly merck s board gel stain over golden oak on pinterest.
I was thrilled with how it turned out. Below is a before and after of the gel stain used on the bathroom vanity. Let the first coat dry and apply one or two more coats as needed. The quart of poly cost 28 50 with shipping the rough cost to refinish the cabinets with gel stain was.
See more ideas about gel stain stain staining wood. This oak kitchen had an arched door profile but no exposed hinges which made me super happy. My first 1 2 pint of gel stain was 14 48 with shipping. Stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on the insides.
I followed youtuber pete b n his exact directions n used same brush to paint on the gel stain n let me tell you it came out perfect n i never did this before. Honey oak cabinets to a gray stain gel staining kitchen cabinets our best tips for staining cabinets or gel stain 101 when and how to use it. Starting with orange oak the only way to get gray and not mud is to paint them. Gray over orange is just ugly mud colored.
Prior to gel staining cabinets i had a lot of experience working with regular wood stain but i had never worked with gel stain. The quart that i bought to finish the project was 27 50 with shipping. I also had old oak cabinets with a veneer side. Uncategorized june 9 2018 0 masuzi.
Gel stain oak cabinets before and after grey. Between the gel stain on the vanity and the new mirror this bathroom had left its aging past behind. Gel stains produce a durable and beautiful hand rubbed finish and are heavy bodied very easy to apply. To see some gel stain before and after projects on pinterest click here.
I used general finishes java gel stain n also used antique walnut.