Gel Stain Garage Door Makeover

We chose this gel stain in mahogany.

Gel stain garage door makeover.

My recommendation would be to try the gel stain in a small area in the corner of your garage door and see how it looks. Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day. Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern. However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.

Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it. I ve had lots of questions regarding a white or off white garage doors. As you can see with a basic garage door you don t even have to do any taping to get the effect of a wood garage door. Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.

If you have a garage door such as this you can get this project done for about 40 and that s including the brushes. Select a cheap brush. It took the hubster about 3 hours total to get this great garage door update so it s a great weekend project. Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.

Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more. We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now. Lucky for me i already had a full quart of this in my garage from another project. Clean your garage door first.

This was done in 2 steps in 2 days. These bubbles are permanent and can ruin the finished look. Diy front door makeover with gel stain. Gel stain faux wood finish.

Do not shake the gel stain or it will bubble as you apply it. They used minwax gel stain for this project but you can always use a comparable product. Apply the stain when staining your metal garage door be sure to use a good quality brush. When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain.

If you know anything about wood doors they re both pricey and hard to come by in specific sizes. Instead gently stir don t whip the gel stain with a stir stick. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover. Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.

I have officially returned from my holiday sabbatical with a cost effective front door transformation tutorial. Last summer when we completed our kitchen refresh i kept hoping to find an old vintage wood paned door we could use.