How to Stain Cabinet Doors
- 1). Sand the cabinet door fully with the 100-grit sandpaper. This will help clear out any imperfections in the wood and give you a smooth surface on which to work.
- 2). Apply the stain to the wood using brush strokes that go with the grain of the wood. Make sure you saturate the wood thoroughly with the stain and then wipe the stain away. The goal is to make sure that stain is applied to each section equally and left on the wood for an equal amount of time.
- 3). Let the stain on the cabinet door dry completely. Once dry, brush on the wood sealer over the stain in the same direction you applied the stain. Let the wood sealer dry completely.
- 4). Once the sealer is dry, sand down the wood sealer with the 240-grit sand paper to smooth out any bumps that may have occurred in the sealing process.
- 5). Apply the wood varnish to the sealer on the cabinet in the same manner as you placed the stain on the cabinet. Once the varnish is dry, re-hang the cabinet door.
Source...