Minwax 660910000 Gel Stain, Quart, Coffee

I liked this stain, it is a dark Java color. I prefer gel stain, it is best applied with an old rag or washcloth. I used this sto stain an old window frame and I am very happy with the results with a lot of stain left over for another project.

The colour of the stain is exactly what I wanted but could not find anywhere else. The gel stain is easy to apply and dries very quickly to a very smooth finish. Perfect stain.

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!

Package arrived inside the can was bent. Thank God it didn't open. Apparently the US mail isn't very careful with Amazon packages. The can was almost bent in half. I can't believe it didn't open. Anyway, it's still usable.I gave it for stars because I really love the gel stain. It works great, especially on pine gives a really, really nice stain pattern

Amazing! Works great!