painting and glazing unfinished kitchen cabinets-how do i....?

I bought unfinished kitchen cabinets and i am primering, painting, and glazing them. they are to be white with a dark colored glaze. how do i use the glaze to achieve the "border" around the inside of the doors? I was told to treat it like stain...just rub it on and wipe it off, but I am not sure what I'm really doing and the directions on the bottle are pretty much non-existent. just says to follow the directions in the lowes faux how-to guide, and i don't have that. thanks for any detailed help you can give! I have some glaze from lowes. it's in a jug, so it's not going to be sprayed. it's a colored glaze that is supposed to settle into the "crevices" in the edge of the doors...the lady told me to treat it just like stain, but i have practiced with it and it leaves color on the paint also, do i need to wash off the excess?....

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1. glaze is always better sprayed on.i dont know what kind you have but if its urethane,build-40,tremclad diamond coating or anything like that then brush it on with a soft sash brush and sand with fine paper (150-200 grit)between coats.
2. Glazing is mainly used to achieve some kind of finish or texture. On bare wood, you would have to prime and paint your doors with a base color and let dry. Tape off the border you want with painters tape. Create the glaze color by mixing your border color with the glaze. The resulting color will be applied over your base color. This combination should give you the final glaze appearance. You should remove the tape as soon as possible after applying the glaze coat.
3. You are speaking here about a paint glaze not a finish glaze I am assuming. The border inside the doors is usually a result of moldings that either are a part of, or applied to the door. If you have no moldings you can add them, or you won't have the look you want. If the glaze already has the color in it then brush it on the cabinet and immediatly wipe off with a soft cloth. If you want to you can further soften the look with a soft, dry clean brush. Glazing isn't complex and if its you need to deepen the color of the glaze Lowes will do it for you. Use trial pieces to test the color and finish you want then go to it.
4. hello, i assume that your using water base paint. so your glaze will be water base as well.typically its normal to have a little bit of color adhear to the surface as well as in the corners.if the have any imperfections even brushmarks the glaze will tend to settle in these areas as well.even if their sprayed little imperfection as small as joint between pieces of wood or nail imperfectionswill also be accented. this can also be an attractive feature that adds to the treatment.might help using a wet rag when wiping off the glaze or try and take on smaller areas.maybe thin the glaze a little with water to give you more time to wipe.if your using oil based materials substitute water for paint thinner. hope this helps let me know if it does.