Start by sanding and conditioning the wood, then stain. After that's dry, put on two coats of polyurethane and your cabinets will look just as good as any professional could have done for you.
Before you stain the cabinets, it’s important to remove all the doors and drawers to make sanding and applying the stain easier.
Use 120 grit sandpaper to lightly sand the cabinets. Always sand in the direction of the wood grain.
For the second sanding, use 220 grit sandpaper.
After sanding, apply a wood conditioner.
Use a rag to work stain down into the pores of the wood.
Make a final pass working in the grain of the wood.
Use an oil-based polyurethane with an oil-based stain.
Great instructions from Mogie. You will need to sand down to raw wood. You can used water based stain and poly. Oil based poly has a yellow cast and does yellow over time.
You can stain over stain with gel stain. You can go darker but not lighter.
If you ever need help or have any questions you can feel free to call us at 813-909-1962 during business hours. We have a full staff here eager to help you!
it depends on what finish is on your cabinets already. if they are painted or already stained, you will have to remove that in order to apply a new coat/color of stain.
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Start by sanding and conditioning the wood, then stain. After that's dry, put on two coats of polyurethane and your cabinets will look just as good as any professional could have done for you.
Before you stain the cabinets, it’s important to remove all the doors and drawers to make sanding and applying the stain easier.
Use 120 grit sandpaper to lightly sand the cabinets. Always sand in the direction of the wood grain.
For the second sanding, use 220 grit sandpaper.
After sanding, apply a wood conditioner.
Use a rag to work stain down into the pores of the wood.
Make a final pass working in the grain of the wood.
Use an oil-based polyurethane with an oil-based stain.
Great instructions from Mogie. You will need to sand down to raw wood. You can used water based stain and poly. Oil based poly has a yellow cast and does yellow over time.
You can stain over stain with gel stain. You can go darker but not lighter.
https://www.minwax.com/how-to-finish-wood/change-stain-color-with-polyshades/
I would recommend gel staining for Kitchen Cabinets. You do not have to sand them down to use gel stain.
https://letspaintfurniture.com/how-to-use-gel-stain/
Hi Tal! I can tell you how to stain your kitchen cabinets with Dixie Belle Products! :)
It is super easy to stain with Dixie Belle:
Step one: Clean with White Lightning
Step two: Apply your choice of color of No Pain Gel Stain (oil-based) or VooDoo Gel Stain (water-based) in long smooth motions across the cabinets
Step four: Use Gator Hide for a water-repellent finish
No sanding required!
Here is a great video about how to use our VooDoo Gel Stain https://www.facebook.com/DixieBellePaint/videos/626609691121004/
If you ever need help or have any questions you can feel free to call us at 813-909-1962 during business hours. We have a full staff here eager to help you!
We have an awesome group on FB that gives you all kinds of help if you are interested. click here to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FriendsWhoLikeDixieBellePaint/
Gel stain is great for restaining wood! Though if there are any scuffs in the wood finish prior, then you'll still see those blemishes.
Here's one method that would work well: https://rootsandwingsfurniture.com/blog/restainingcabinets/
it depends on what finish is on your cabinets already. if they are painted or already stained, you will have to remove that in order to apply a new coat/color of stain.