Gel Stain On Vinyl Garage Door
If you have a paneled garage door start at the center of the paneling and work your way out.
Gel stain on vinyl garage door. 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. Then 2 days later i was ready to do the gel stain on the garage door. With a damp rag clean front doors and allow to dry. The furniture is so pretty with gel stain.
Spar urethane sealant for exterior applications 15 or so. We also decided to ditch the storm doors as they were in pretty poor shape. Choose the right stain color. Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.
These instructions are also helpful for other simulated wood surfaces. However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely. Select a cheap brush. We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern. Apply stain with the foam brush and use the 2 bristle brush to soften and blend stain to match the door and trim. In case you are wondering why this particular color will mimic the color. Did really great job on garage door.
In contrast to regular wood stain gel stain does not need to be wiped off or rubbed in. Clean your garage door first. A recently cleaned and dry garage door for painting. Apply one coat of glidden exterior flat paint color matched to behr glazed pecan.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover. Gel stain in the color of your choosing i used minwax hickory. The only trick is to keep the layer even throughout the surface and avoid dripping. Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
Step 4 drying. Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood. We chose this gel stain in mahogany. They only had 4 colors to choose from 15 or so.
Looks like you found the right product to use. Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door. When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain. For questions of comments please call 800.
Remove door hardware and apply painter s tape where needed optional. To do this you ll need. Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks. Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.