Gel Stain On Vinyl Garage Door

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.

Gel stain on vinyl garage door.

Our son in law did their garage door and some furniture with gel stain it s gorgeous and has held up so well. Looks like you found the right product to use. When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain. 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. Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern. Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks. In contrast to regular wood stain gel stain does not need to be wiped off or rubbed in.

In case you are wondering why this particular color will mimic the color. Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update. Staining the doorjamb door frame the gel stain can also be used to stain the doorjamb door frame and mullions. Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.

Select a cheap brush. We chose this gel stain in mahogany. Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day. Gel stain in the color of your choosing i used minwax hickory.

To do this you ll need. If you have a paneled garage door start at the center of the paneling and work your way out. The only trick is to keep the layer even throughout the surface and avoid dripping. Choose the right stain color.

With a damp rag clean front doors and allow to dry. Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood. Clean your garage door first. 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.

Spar urethane sealant for exterior applications 15 or so. Did really great job on garage door. These instructions are also helpful for other simulated wood surfaces. Remove door hardware and apply painter s tape where needed optional.

Then 2 days later i was ready to do the gel stain on the garage door. However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely. We also decided to ditch the storm doors as they were in pretty poor shape. For questions of comments please call 800.

They only had 4 colors to choose from 15 or so. The furniture is so pretty with gel stain. A recently cleaned and dry garage door for painting. Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.