Faux Wood Garage Door Gel Stain

We chose this gel stain in mahogany.

Faux wood garage door gel stain. Your doors will last a lot long using water based products. Choose the right stain color. Clean your garage door first. Diy gel stain garage door update.

Another update our gel stained garage door one year later almost 4 years now and still going strong. This project is super simple and only required 2 3 materials. It is painted in two directions a first in the garage door industry and then fired. This thicker wiping stain or a similar gel stain is key for this project.

Let door dry completely before starting. Gel stained front door. I used a gel stain to create a faux wood finish on both of my doors. So we decided to try some gel stain on it.

This stain is meant for veneer fiberglass and other non wood surfaces especially useful if applying vertically. Sand away any glazed paint or rust spots if there are any. To learn more consult a garage door specialist in your area. Once the first application of gel stain is dry you are ready to move onto the.

I am so excited to share this garage door makeover that seriously anyone can do. We wanted a faux wood look and this technique really did give us that look for less than 15. You ll be happy to know that garaga offers a steel garage door in american walnut. We used gel stain on our front door you can read all about it here.

This was done in 2 steps in 2 days. We did not use oil base at all for this tutorial. Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.

Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it. Use a pressure washer and soap to remove all dirt from the door. You can see how the brown paint was so faded. The quart of gel stain was about 15 and we used two brushes so for under 20 bucks we got this awesome garage door update.

Regular stain will not adhere to painted pieces then i used a good paintbrush purdy is my all time favorite to apply a coat of the mixed stain to a small section of the door attempting to create a natural wood look. Creating a faux wood garage door. Staining your garage door will take approximately 3 hours from start to finish with an added 48 hours maximum for drying time making it perfect for a weekend diy project. I barely even used any out of the quart i had.

This gives it the appearance of a genuine wood door with the woodgrain effect embossed on the surface of the metal. So how is it looking after 4 blazing hot summers.