Lightly sand the laminate with 150 grit sandpaper.
Gel stain laminate furniture.
If it looks like a gloopy mess that.
Apply first coat of stain to laminate furniture.
Simply dip the rag lightly into the stain mixture and then squeeze out any excess drips.
Open your can of gel stain.
To preserve the look of the wood grain on laminated furniture try using a tinted polyurethane stain.
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This is where you want to proceed with caution.
Before you do anything take a before pic.
I love two tone mcm furniture.
Don t get overzealous and start soaking your laminate with the stain.
I decided to stain the drawers and paint the body to match the dresser in my room.
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.
You want your cloth rag to be damp with stain but not wet.