Gel Stain Laminate Furniture

Open your can of gel stain.
Gel stain laminate furniture. If it looks like a gloopy mess that. Don t get overzealous and start soaking your laminate with the stain. Lightly sand the laminate with 150 grit sandpaper. This is where you want to proceed with caution.
Gel stains occasionally work on laminate as this type of stain doesn t need to penetrate the material as deeply as traditional stain but gel stain manufacturers typically advise against it. Laminate is very smooth and shiny so you must sand or the paint and the gel stain won t stick. You want your cloth rag to be damp with stain but not wet. Prep work before using gel stain on furniture stop.
If you are wanting to apply gel stain over a painted furniture piece you will use the same process as below for applying gel stain over stain. Simply dip the rag lightly into the stain mixture and then squeeze out any excess drips. Apply first coat of stain to laminate furniture. Before you do anything take a before pic.
I decided to stain the drawers and paint the body to match the dresser in my room.