Using Gel Stain On Garage Door

Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.

Using gel stain on garage door. The only trick is to keep the layer even throughout the surface and avoid dripping. The furniture is so pretty with gel stain. These instructions are also helpful for other simulated wood surfaces. When staining your metal garage door be sure to use a good quality brush.

However you can apply a second coat after the first has dried if you need to. Looks like you found the right product to use. Did really great job on garage door. The best way to color a steel door is with a gel stain.

Gel stains are thick and designed to cling to and penetrate the surface. Just make sure that the stain is not running. We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now. Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.

For questions of comments please call 800. Our son in law did their garage door and some furniture with gel stain it s gorgeous and has held up so well. Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more. We chose this gel stain in mahogany.

One coat of stain will usually suffice for most garage doors. Once applied they settle into the grain of the steel door to give it a textured look. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous fauxwood door with this easy gel stain diy garagedoor makeover. In contrast to regular wood stain gel stain does not need to be wiped off or rubbed in.

If you have a paneled garage door start at the center of the paneling and work your way out. Apply stain with the foam brush and use the 2 bristle brush to soften and blend stain to match the door and trim. In fact gel stains are often applied to give steel doors the look of wood grain. Staining the doorjamb door frame the gel stain can also be used to stain the doorjamb door frame and mullions.

A good washing with soap and water using a pressure washer at the lowest setting should suffice. These bubbles are permanent and can ruin the finished look. Generally speaking you can use a cloth rag to wipe away wet gel stain and fine tune the finish as you go but it might be touch and go in tough to reach spots like deep cracks and extreme corners. Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks.

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. However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely. Instead gently stir don t whip the gel stain with a stir stick.