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| Kitchen Remodeling Masters |
Do you have a staining kitchen cabinet? Then it depends upon you that how you prepare to stain.
.are you building your own cabinets?
.are your cabinets unfinished in your garage waiting to be installed?
.are your cabinets new and already installed, but in need of staining?
.are you stripping your cabinets and the re-staining and refinishing them?
.are you going to try your hand at re facing?
So for these above situation you just need to be prepare and stain it different for each. So when you are installing new kitchen cabinet Carlsbad California then you just need this basic supplies and steps that are universal.
The basic supplies are listed under:
. a good stain9 oil based stains are good like Sherwin-Williams oil based wiping stain)
.sand paper(150 to 320 grit)
.cotton rags
.stirring stick
.saw horses or work bench to stain on
.cardboard
.drop clothes
.carpet pieces or any other tool where you can apply stain( the right carpet is the best for those nooks and crannies)
.clothes or shoes you don't mind getting dirty so use a body apron to avoid the staining
.dusk mask or respirator face mask
.rubber or latex gloves protects your hands from staining.
lacquer thinner or acetone (to remove stain off of where you don't want it - like hinges or the floor; if you don't have these, you can use finger nail polish remover, most contain acetone)
• well ventilated area to work in
• area to set wood to dry
Step #1 - Remove Doors, Drawers, Hardware and Lay Flat
If you are building your own cabinets, staining them is simply a step in the building process. You can stain everything, and put finish on it too, before you ever put anything together.
If your cabinets are pre-built, try to remove as much hardware as possible (handles and hinges). It is much easier to put the hardware back on than to try to clean it later. If you can take the hardware off, number each piece, then also put that same number on the wood where the hardware sits - making sure it is inconspicuous.
You should also remove the doors and drawer fronts before you begin staining kitchen cabinets, if you can, so you can lay them flat. Again, if you remove hinges, etc., do so and number so it won't show on your finished product.
The advantage of having an item lying flat while you are staining kitchen cabinets is that the stain and finish won't run all over and create a look you don't want - sloppy. Who wants to put a lot of work, time, and effort into staining kitchen cabinets, just to see the finished product look sloppy and completely unprofessional? Learning how to stain kitchen cabinets means ending up with a stain job that looks beautiful and professional and says to the world that you know what you're doing. You want your cabinets to look like you paid a fortune, even if you didn't.
