Restain Cabinets

The cabinets were that really light oak wood that was popular in the 90 s or so.

Restain cabinets. The first step in restaining kitchen cabinets is to remove the doors from the cabinets and the cabinets from the wall. Begin by thoroughly washing grease and wax off the cabinets with tsp and water. First my before picture.

Denatured alcohol mixed with water 50 50 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. Soak the hardware in a soapy water solution for 30 minutes scrub lightly with a soft brush rinse let dry and apply polish. I am starting with unfinished cabinets.

Hey hey beautiful friends. Next lightly sand and wipe off the dust with a tack cloth. Now experiment with a tinted polyurethane varnish such.

Clean the cabinet hardware. Here are some tips for staining cabinets quickly. I m sharing how to restain wood without stripping today.

Restaining cabinets with tinted varnish a tinted varnish changes the appearance of kitchen cabinets without being overly drastic. This is the lazy way to do it so you don t need to remove the doors. But sadly did not get it finished.

I ve got a super simple little diy for you guys today. Using gel stain to restain cabinets with an existing finish requires a light consistent use of the brush and a little artistic flare. They were actually really pretty cabinets though with nice decorative moulding on the top so i knew they had potential.