Brown Mahogany Gel Stain On Oak Cabinets

I tend to view special walnut as a lighter brown stain.

Brown mahogany gel stain on oak cabinets.

I have an oil finish on my cabinets will this work on my doors. We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains. You can see that this stain consistently pulls a brown hue with the exception of the red oak for obvious reasons. In this video tom and sheryl monahan of general finishes show how to refresh existing oak cabinets with brown mahogany gel stain video transcript tom.

My first 1 2 pint of gel stain was 14 48 with shipping. This post is sponsored by minwax. Could you use a grey stain or a colored stain other than brown. I also had old oak cabinets with a veneer side.

The quart that i bought to finish the project was 27 50 with shipping. To help the first 2 pictures i ve uploaded of the doors are just after the brown mahogany finish. Let the first coat dry and apply one or two more coats as needed. I used general finishes antique walnut gel stain on my oak cabinets.

Let it dry between coats give you project a chance to dry. Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping. It shows the original medium oak door and then another door with about 3 coats of brown mahogany wipe off method. Wipe off the gel stain going with the grain using a clean dry cotton cloth or high quality paper towels.

I used general finishes java gel stain n also used antique walnut. Today were going to discuss refinishing existing oak cabinets with general finishes gel stain dubbed the one coat wonder by amy from high style restyle in dallas because of its. On aug 1 2018. Normally drying time ranges from 6 to 12 hours.

Drying time varies based on the size and nature of your project as well as the environment it s located in. The color soaked in well so i only needed 2 coats. Minwax early american from the results on the pieces of wood early american is a muted brown stain that can show a gray undertone. This method works great for furnitu.

2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. Stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on the insides. The last 2 pictures show the finished product with another approx. 3 coats of java gel stain and the urethane top coat 3 coats on.

On feb 5 2019.