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Before and after gel stain honey oak cabinets.
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Gel stain is particularly forgiving with splotch prone woods like birch cherry maple and pine.
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The quart of poly cost 28 50 with shipping the rough cost to refinish the cabinets with gel stain was.
This oak kitchen had an arched door profile but no exposed hinges which made me super happy.
I did all of my kitchen cabinets with the java gel stain followed directions and after 4 days they are still sticky.
The only reason we are leaning away from painting is that the kitchen and the rest of the house has the same honey oak wood trim baseboards stairs etc.
After reading many posts in this forum as well as others i convinced my wife that this will be a cost efficient solution to our kitchen upgrade budget restrictions.
The easy to use gel stain completely transforms oak cabinets.
As of right now i am fearful that i have destroyed my kitchen cabinets.
Hands down general finishes gel stain is the best brand for diy projects.
All information i have found stated that previous finishing is preventing the stain from drying.
Doorways from the kitchen into other rooms are trimmed in oak as well.
My first 1 2 pint of gel stain was 14 48 with shipping.
My husband and i have been debating whether or not to paint our arched honey oak cabinets from 1972.
The quart that i bought to finish the project was 27 50 with shipping.
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I also had old oak cabinets with a veneer side.
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.
These varieties tend to absorb thin traditional stains unevenly looking messy and unfinished no.
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.
Looking for a thrifty way to update kitchen cabinets.
Hi there i have just begun gel staining my builder grade honey oak cabinets.
The honey oak seemed economical but the stained oak ended up looking luxe.
Check out these amazing before and after pictures for how to refinish cabinets darker.
Gel stain is a great way to update salvaged or thrifted finds too.