Gel Stain On Vinyl Garage Door

Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.

Gel stain on vinyl garage door.

Clean your garage door first. Select a cheap brush. 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.

Gel stain in the color of your choosing i used minwax hickory. However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely. Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks. A recently cleaned and dry garage door for painting.

Staining the doorjamb door frame the gel stain can also be used to stain the doorjamb door frame and mullions. Choose the right stain color. Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood. Apply one coat of glidden exterior flat paint color matched to behr glazed pecan.

Looks like you found the right product to use. If you have a paneled garage door start at the center of the paneling and work your way out. Then 2 days later i was ready to do the gel stain on the garage door. Spar urethane sealant for exterior applications 15 or so.

The furniture is so pretty with gel stain. With a damp rag clean front doors and allow to dry. We chose this gel stain in mahogany. Remove door hardware and apply painter s tape where needed optional.

In contrast to regular wood stain gel stain does not need to be wiped off or rubbed in. Step 4 drying. 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. Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.

In case you are wondering why this particular color will mimic the color. They only had 4 colors to choose from 15 or so. 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. To do this you ll need.

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. The only trick is to keep the layer even throughout the surface and avoid dripping. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.

Did really great job on garage door. We also decided to ditch the storm doors as they were in pretty poor shape. These instructions are also helpful for other simulated wood surfaces. Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.