Part of the process of staining a garage door to look like wood is using brush strokes to allow the base color to come through just a little to give it that woodgrain look.
How to gel stain a painted garage door.
A quart of minwax gel stain from home depot will set you back a mere 15 76.
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Most neutral colors would work great for this but if you ve got a bright or bold garage door color you may consider painting it neutral before adding the gel stain.
The furniture is so pretty with gel stain.
Begin staining all the recessed areas then follow up on the flat surfaces.
Here s what you ll need for staining your garage doors.
Always go the direction of the wood grain pattern on the door.
The only trick is to keep the layer even throughout the surface and avoid dripping.
How to paint a garage door with gel stain cheap and easy diy materials.
Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks.
Instead gently stir don t whip the gel stain with a stir stick.
Our son in law did their garage door and some furniture with gel stain it s gorgeous and has held up so well.
Just make sure that the stain is not running.
Gel stains dry quickly so plan on doing this project in the cool part of the day or when the door is in the shade.
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If you have a paneled garage door start at the center of the paneling and work your way out.
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In contrast to regular wood stain gel stain does not need to be wiped off or rubbed in.
Staining your garage door will.