I am using a cherry gel stain and a wood grain tool to give a painted chest a wood grain look. Has anyone used this over a wood-grained gel stain?
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I have never used it on a gel stain but I think it would somewhat darken the stain you have already put on. The wax is pretty dark. If you want to just put a protective wax over it, I would use the natural colored wax. Hope this helps.
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the wood 'strips' are oriented the long way so most of the grain pattern runs that way. However, some of the strips especially the shorter ones have different grain orientations. Overall, I think this enhances the look.Yes, you can stain the top. We used a 'darkening stain' to give the maple a yellowish hue which matches are existing maple cabinets in our kitchen.
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I've used on perfinished with no problems, I've used it on oak and maple. I'll be installing another floor next week and it's a perfinished cherry.
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I used Soil love on a ball point mark on a white top by soaking the stain and then using a brush to work it in. Success!!!
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In my experience, you will not loose the stain but it will be cleaner and appear to be lighter in color. You will be able to see the grain of your wood again.
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Sorry, so far I've only used it on our Oak kitchen cabinets and they turned out lovely. I don't have anything Cherry. So sorry to hear what happened.
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Lightly sand the bench, it should be fine. Several light coats of gel stain until you obtain the results you are looking for. This stuff is amazing.
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Actually, I just applied Preserva Wood, a semi-transparent, oil-based stain, using the sprayer, and it worked fine (mine was "Redwood" color, it it matters). Everything worked well, although I did spend a while cleaning the sprayer afterwards to make sure I got all the stain out, so that it would get gunky inside.
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Hi Linda, I do not know if this stain can be tinted. I used it on beadboard paneling, as is. I recommend using the pre-treatment product first, as it preps the wood nicely, like a primer. Then use one or more coats ot the stain, depending on how much wood grain you want showing through. I like this product and recommend it. Grace
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I would not use with stain. Stain and paint are 2 different products to protect wood. Stains is absorbed by the wood fibers, paint lays on the surface. The ceramic product would interfere with the performance of the stain.
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The simulated graining is very close to oak - no knots. The color is not a natural wood finish. It looks like a lightly stained cherry, which is a light reddish brown.
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I used the gel stain to re-do the cabinet through out my home. I also used the water based poly as my top coat. It's not very thick. I had to use a few coats to get a good finish. I probably could have used a few more. There was no problem with the product. Just make sure you java gel is good and dry before you apply the poly acrylic
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I took oak cabinets and stained them with this. Took 3 coats and have almost black cabinets. They're beautiful. Loved this stain.
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I used it on a raw, stripped cedar chest. It looks fine. However, it has to be re-oiled fairly often to maintain the beauty of the wood.
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Yes, you can. I've used it on cherry, oak, mahogany and maple - any kind of wood surface. It will restore the luster to them.
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You should be able to use it over paint provided the painted surface is smooth without chips or cracks. If it is not smooth, the stain will look different on places where it touched wood vs. places where it touched paint. Depending on the color of the paint it might impact the color of the stain too. It won't show up very well on black paint, for example. Honestly, i would just use paint over paint but you can always do a small patch of the door to test.
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I have the cherry oak stain. It is good quality and not chip board or anything cheap. I love mine