Choose the right stain color.
Coffee gel stain garage door.
It s recommended that you use a gel stain rather than a conventional stain.
Its unique non drip formula makes application easy for vertical surfaces.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Avoid stains with a high gloss finish.
Minwax gel stain minwax gel stain is specifically designed to give you full control over the staining process and help you achieve beautiful results.
Did really great job on garage door.
However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.
How to stain a metal garage door to give it a faux woodgrain finish.
Staining and interior door mahogany color using minwax gel stain.
The furniture is so pretty with gel stain.
When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain.
Wet or tacky gel stain can be removed easily with a rag moistened with mineral spirits.
Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.
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I ll probably do the garage door this fall as well.
Looks like you found the right product to use.
We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.
Clean your garage door first.
Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern.
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.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
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We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
5 0 out of 5 stars perfect color.
Select a cheap brush.
Reviewed in the united states on february 22 2018.
Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.
It has a thicker consistency so it won t be as likely to run or drip.
Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks.
Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.