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.
Stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on the insides.
To get what you want you have to start with a.
My first 1 2 pint of gel stain was 14 48 with shipping.
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.
Although it s easier to prep and apply.
Gray over orange is just ugly mud colored.
Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping.
Staining cabinets isn t difficult but i did choose to wait until i could safely use oil products after the pregnancy of my last baby.
To see some gel stain before and after projects on pinterest click here.
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.
One area in which gel stain is tied neck and neck with its traditional counterparts its drying time.
Let the first coat dry and apply one or two more coats as needed.
After the gel stain was somewhat dry a few hours i laid one sheet of printer paper on each step so we could go up and down.
He should marry it.
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I have had at least 25 conversations with.
Refinishing golden honey oak cabinets to a gray stain.
The quart of poly cost 28 50 with shipping the rough cost to refinish the cabinets with gel stain was.
He loves it so much.
Great job on this girl it all looks beautiful.
I also had old oak cabinets with a veneer side.
Gel stain provides the durability of stain but the application of paint.
My father in law is going to give me the hardest time for this post.
Hi betty i ve never used the gel stain on painted wood before but i.
You want to be cautious use eyewear wear a respirator mask use gloves and open the windows for ventilation.
This oak kitchen had an arched door profile but no exposed hinges which made me super happy.
Gel stain oak cabinets before and after grey.
Hi nancy you found the perfect gel stain color and your stairs and handrail look awesome.
The color soaked in well so i only needed 2 coats.
The quart that i bought to finish the project was 27 50 with shipping.
Starting with orange oak the only way to get gray and not mud is to paint them.