Spar urethane sealant for exterior applications 15 or so.
Hickory gel stain garage door.
Choose the right stain color.
Supplies for gel staining garage doors.
Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
Select a cheap brush.
A recently cleaned and dry garage door for painting.
Article by megan schertz.
Gel stain in the color of your choosing i used minwax hickory.
Disposable paintbrush i used a 2 inch brush and liked that width for getting into all the grooves in the garage door.
Carriage garage door hardware obviously this is optional but i like the way it looks.
Then 2 days later i was ready to do the gel stain on the garage door.
To complete the graining process wait until the first coat of minwax gel stain is completely dry 24 48 hours then apply a second coat of gel stain with a natural bristle brush in the direction of the grain pattern created.
We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
I added garage faux hardware from lowes to give it a f.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Clean your garage door first.
Gel stain i used the color hickory and needed 1 1 2 quarts for my three car garage.
Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.
Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern.
Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.
Wet or tacky gel stain can be removed easily with a rag moistened with mineral spirits.
Another update our gel stained garage door one year later almost 4 years now and still going strong.
The quart of gel stain was about 15 and we used two brushes so for under 20 bucks we got this awesome garage door update.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.
Gel stain on garage door.
Gel stained front door.
We used gel stain on our front door you can read all about it here.
I gel stained the original garage door of the home and really like the way it looked.
They only had 4 colors to choose from 15 or so.
Michael anthony walks you through a step by step on how to stain a wood garage door taking account location and weather that may impact the final product do.
To do this you ll need.