Minwax 660910000 Gel Stain, Quart, Coffee

I bought a used dresser in great shape but it had a few large spots where the stain had completely come off. I tried to match the stain in those spots to the rest of the dresser but even though it was the same color you could still see the spots. I really didn't want to sand the whole thing and start over so I decided to try the gel stain and it worked great. I applied the gel stain right over the top of the existing stain on the entire dresser. It totally covered up the spots and looks great. It is thicker than a normal stain so you dont see as much of the wood grain but you can still see some, especially if you wipe it off quickly. It has a strong smell so make sure to be in a ventilated area. This stain was a little more expensive but considering the time it saved me not having to sand first, I think it was well worth it.

I used this to stain my boring builder grade honey oak colored kitchen cabinets. Initially I found it difficult to work with, but I had never used gel stain before so I just had to learn to work with it. I cleaned the cabinets with TSP, then applied two coats of this stain and finished with Minwax Poly-Acrylic Top Coat in Satin finish. The first coat of stain I began to wonder if I had made a humongous mistake, but by the time I got the second coat on, it filled in all the random spots and looked really good. The stain does scratch off easily, so I think using a top coat is very important. Now that mine are sealed with several layers of the poly-acrylic I haven't had any issues with the stain coming off. This stain is very dark, anything beyond 2 coats may look black. I've had several people say my cabinets are black from pictures, but it is clear in the home that they are just dark brown. I needed 2 of these containers for 2 coats on the outside/inside cabinet doors, the cabinet trim edges, and the cabinet kick plates as well as the cabinet sides. I discovered that while my doors were solid wood, the sides of the cabinet boxes were veneer, but with this stain you can't tell they aren't solid high end wood. This is a great product!

I bought this to stain some douglas fir table legs I had recently made to replace broken legs on a rustic dining table. I had first tried Minwax regular oil stain but that really accentuated the grain. The finish on the table had much less contrast. I tried this gel stain hoping it would not soak on as much and I will say it worked pretty well. You can definitely build up the finish with multiple coats almost to opaque. 1 tip, stir completely. Don't skimp on this step. It's not easy to store, especially a full can. But you should have a smooth pudding consistency before starting. I had plenty of scrap to test and practice and stirring it well seemed to be very important. if it's chunky and that won't stir out (as some of the reviews have said) I would contact minwax because it won't work with that consistency.

This gel coat is fantastic. No need to sand off finish just paint right over, but its recommended to be smooth atleast first! Also great on bear wood. Easy to work with, doesnt drip too much, pleasant smell, dries pretty quick, nice medium gloss finish, and tough enough to stand up to general wear and tear. This is my go to for many house projects now.

This product works well used to stain my ceiling beams in my living room. The previous owners painted the beams white and it was hideous. We stripped and removed and sanded off most of the paint ourselves. The nice thing about gel stain is that it covers paint very well. I almost wish I wouldn't have spent over 200 hours trying to get the paint off first and so I didn't remove any paint from the center beam and just gel stained over it. The color turned out darker than I expected, I wish it was a shade lighter It still looks better than the beams being white and makes them look like wood. We're in the middle of remodeling ignore the construction zone in the photos.