Removing an orange tone requires thinking of the color wheel to neutralize the orange color so check out the color opposite of orange on the color wheel which would be a bluish green stain (requires experimenting). I had a french country oak cabinet that was literally finished antique orange. When the finish was removed, the oak had retained the orange pigment. The refinisher stained it first with the bluish green pigment to counterbalance the orange, then applied a neutral darker brown stain (could only go darker). It came out as a dark mid-tone whiskey color. It looks great.

Hi Jesse, thanks so much! I liked Tudor Brown and thought it did a good job of getting the grain to pop. You could also try dark brown, although I wonder if it might make the other portions darker too as as to not highlight the grain as much. Tudor brown will darken the grain well. Good luck!

Hi Janelle, I’ve sold both houses with the briwax on the cabinets, so I can’t personally speak to its longevity, but I did research it before using it and others spoke of how well it lasted. The wax makes a really smooth, buff surface, so it becomes easier to clean, if that makes sense. And quite honestly, if for some reason you did have issues with high touch areas, you could simply rub on some more wax. Hope this helps and good luck!

Thanks you for your response! Janelle

I did! Check out the link above under where it says My Conclusion.

Have you tried this yet?

Better late than never! Check out my post from today on the liming wax.

Hi Christa, The laminate ends do create some issues. If they are not terribly different, it may not be noticeable since they are at right angles to the cabinet face and the light hits them differently. The other option would be to add a new face to the sides. Depending on your cabinet, you may need to add a bit of trim too. Check these end panels out. You would need to do a bit of experimentation with stain to get it to match your current cabinets, and then you can wax over the top. Hope this helps!