How To Distress Kitchen Cabinets With Stain. This article will explain how to easily distress your kitchen cabinets. To apply the stain, use a rag and rub the stain into the wood going along with the grain.
The primer can be tinted and act as the base coat but it will take two coats of primer. Distressing a cabinet is basically taking something new or unfinished and making it look like it is old. To distress the finish (and make the painted surface look more naturally weathered), take the sander back to the surface of the furniture when the paint has dried.
Allow the primer to dry overnight.
Wipe it along the grain, using a nylon cloth.
Rub the sandpaper gently and lightly on the cabinets. Distress Remaining Cabinets Continue working, cabinet by cabinet, until every desired surface has been antiqued. Dry Distressing Apply one coat (or two) of paint to your piece and then let it dry completely.
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