How To Gel Stain Oak Bathroom Cabinets

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.

How to gel stain oak bathroom cabinets.

Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping. Repeat with cabinet frame. 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. I m happy to report that the gel stain went on the unfinished doors easily and matched all of the old doors almost perfectly.

Let the first coat dry and. Using an clean rag we cut up an old t shirt apply the gel stain to the cabinet door. However my bright kitchen will not see gel stain. Maybe it was my oak cabinets but i have never had so much trouble getting something to look even.

Beginning with the backside of the cabinet coat each cabinet lightly with the gel stain using an old cloth or foam. However there is no way i would attempt using gel stain on my kitchen cabinets as others have. Gel stain dries pretty quickly so work on one door drawer or section of cabinet at a time. Really work it into the grooves of the wood and make sure you apply it all over.

In the darker rooms like the bathrooms in our house this worked out fine. Store your cloth or brush in a storage bag so you can use it. I was worried about the gel stain looking the same on the unfinished cabinet doors as the rest of the kitchen where the gel stain was resting on top of an oak finish. Step 6 remove excess gel stain.

Wait 24 hours to recoat tip.