Staining Oak Cabinets

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Staining oak cabinets. This is the lazy way to do it so you don t need to remove the doors. Welcome to my most popular post ever. Stain dries best on dry days when the temperature is 70 degrees fahrenheit or higher.
The color soaked in well so i only needed 2 coats. Stain the cabinet fronts by applying gel stain on a sponge brush with light and even strokes to avoid getting stain on the insides. You will need to clean off and remove years worth of residue oils and grime in order to fully prepare the cabinet surface for stain.
Lay down a drop cloth to catch drips and spills. We now live in a new home and i hope you. I ve since sold and moved from this home but i wanted to update this post and state that the cabinets were in fabulous shape even four years after this post when we sold our home.
Let the first coat dry and apply one or two more coats as needed. Allow the stain to dry according to label recommendations. Here are some tips for staining cabinets quickly.
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Stain the front of the cabinet doors with light and even strokes to avoid clumping. 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.