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.
Apply first coat of stain to laminate furniture.
I decided to stain the drawers and paint the body to match the dresser in my room.
To preserve the look of the wood grain on laminated furniture try using a tinted polyurethane stain.
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If it looks like a gloopy mess that.
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Open your can of gel stain.
This is where you want to proceed with caution.
Prep work before using gel stain on furniture stop.
Simply dip the rag lightly into the stain mixture and then squeeze out any excess drips.
Laminate is very smooth and shiny so you must sand or the paint and the gel stain won t stick.
Before you do anything take a before pic.
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.