Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern.
Gel stain on vinyl garage door.
Staining the doorjamb door frame the gel stain can also be used to stain the doorjamb door frame and mullions.
Choose the right stain color.
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Spar urethane sealant for exterior applications 15 or so.
To do this you ll need.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
Step 4 drying.
Then 2 days later i was ready to do the gel stain on the garage door.
The furniture is so pretty with gel stain.
Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.
In case you are wondering why this particular color will mimic the color.
Gel stain in the color of your choosing i used minwax hickory.
Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.
Apply stain with the foam brush and use the 2 bristle brush to soften and blend stain to match the door and trim.
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However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.
Clean your garage door first.
Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
They only had 4 colors to choose from 15 or so.
When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain.
In contrast to regular wood stain gel stain does not need to be wiped off or rubbed in.
Apply one coat of glidden exterior flat paint color matched to behr glazed pecan.
We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
A recently cleaned and dry garage door for painting.
Our son in law did their garage door and some furniture with gel stain it s gorgeous and has held up so well.
If you have a paneled garage door start at the center of the paneling and work your way out.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Select a cheap brush.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Ok as it turns out these doors are made to be stained but must be stained with a gel stain and applied just like paint and not wiped off.
These instructions are also helpful for other simulated wood surfaces.
Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.
It actually looks almost just like a stained wood door the vinyl already has wood grain texture i neglected to mention earlier with the grain and the builder is damn happy with it.
The only trick is to keep the layer even throughout the surface and avoid dripping.
We also decided to ditch the storm doors as they were in pretty poor shape.
Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks.