How To.stain Cabinets

What You Need to Stain Cabinets.

How to.stain cabinets. Apply one coat to the entire cabinet and then allow for time to dry. Make sure that you stain them as evenly as possible as the greater the amount of stain material you use the darker the wood will be. Fill holes and cracks with a stainable wood filler.

Start by sanding and conditioning the wood then stain. Make sure to mark each and every cabinet as well as drawer front. To apply the stain use a rag and rub the stain into the wood going along with the grain.

Brush on a coat of stain material to the surface of the cabinet. You will need to clean off and remove years worth of residueoils and grime in order to fully prepare the cabinet surface for stain. Go ahead and number them as well.

After thats dry put on two coats of polyurethane and your cabinets will look just as good as any professional could have done for you. Staining can be intimidating to people sometimes because it can be tricky. Examine the wood of the cabinet doors and cabinets.

Remove the cabinet doors so that they can be stained lying flat. Clean up any excess stain with brushes or rags in the area. Once the stain or varnish is applied wait 24 hours for it to dry or follow the the drying times listed on the packaging if you purchased a quick-drying varnish or stain.

I also had old oak cabinets with a veneer side. Denatured alcohol mixed with water 5050 mix on a fine grit sanding sponge will remove all oils grime and take the edge off the old finish to help you prepare the cabinets. First of all you will need cotton rags pretty much any lint-free rags are what you want to have.