Can you use gel stain over paint on wall trim and baseboards?
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I bought an old house that was built in 1930. The previous owners painted the trim and very tall baseboards white. I have used the gel stain over bathroom cabinets where I used to live and it worked great. But the cabinets were just a light Oak stain. Will I get the same results on painted wood?
2 answers
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Stains work ideally by soaking into the fibers of the wood. Gel stains work the same way. If the wood is painted you may not be able to cover the paint. The only way to tell is to try doing it on a small area that can be hidden until you can try plan B if its not successful. However I do not think you will get the results that your looking for. But again it may end up looking exactly how you want it. Give it a shot. Worse thing is you will need to touch up the paint again.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Sep 25, 2014
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Gel stain over paint will work like a glaze. Gel stain is not really a stain; it stays on top of the wood. It's more like a tinted acrylic varnish. I've seen people use it on primed metal doors to get a wood look, but those doors are textured like wood grain.
Darla
on Sep 25, 2014
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