This is what s going to protect your hard work for years to come.
Can i use gel stain on my floor.
Then literally just work in into and onto the wood.
To protect the gel stain you will need to top coat it after the gel stain completely dries with a suitable floor finish.
Maybe i m behind the 8 ball in just learning this but i m completely stoked.
And well let s just say sanding down those wood floors completely seemed like an overwhelming daunting task.
Once mixed you can use a trowel or a tile grout float to apply the thinset and the cement.
I shared the makeover of a mid century modern credenza last week where i used general finishes gel stain over the existing finish on the piece and wanted to share how i did that.
Yes but be advised the gel stain is not a floor coating.
Gel stain has about the same consistency of chocolate pudding and goes on in a nice thick coat like paint.
Sometimes that is necessary but if you have a piece without much of a topcoat sealer poly etc.
After a little more research i discovered that gel stain can be used to stain floors and it can be done with minimal sanding.
However the gel stain is not intended for application on floors.
We stained the doors hanging this made it much easier as we could finish both sides without having to wait for the opposite side to dry.
The great thing about using a gel stain is it will sit on a vertical surface without dripping.
The color is off in these photos because i had the hall and stairway light on you don t even really have to worry about swirl marks applications marks etc as you are applying it.
You can add some dye to the cement mix and thinset if you want a color other than gray.
Just dip the rag in the gel stain and wipe onto the stair treads.
Apply the gel stain wait about 10 minutes and wipe to remove the extra stain.
You need to work in small areas.
So while you might be able to even the color across multiple surfaces the coating would not survive foot traffic.
Yes i did waste much precious time completely sanding my bathroom floor down but my next big flooring project is my kitchen.
Like metal or fiberglass doors.
I think one misconception is that you have to strip and sand a piece down to bare wood before you can re stain it.
Using a foam brush to apply the stain gives good control and helps you to apply in even coats.
I like to hold a bit of stain on my stir stick and apply that to my piece so that i can keep my can closed as much as possible.
First of all yes your gel stain furniture whether it s gel stain kitchen cabinets table top or bookshelf needs to have a top coat.