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.
Gel stain laminate furniture.
Lightly sand the laminate with 150 grit sandpaper.
To preserve the look of the wood grain on laminated furniture try using a tinted polyurethane stain.
Prep work before using gel stain on furniture stop.
Apply first coat of stain to laminate furniture.
This is where you want to proceed with caution.
You want your cloth rag to be damp with stain but not wet.
Simply dip the rag lightly into the stain mixture and then squeeze out any excess drips.
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Laminate is very smooth and shiny so you must sand or the paint and the gel stain won t stick.
Open your can of gel stain.
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Before you do anything take a before pic.