Coffee Gel Stain Garage Door

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

Coffee gel stain garage door.

Staining and interior door mahogany color using minwax gel stain. The furniture is so pretty with gel stain. I ll probably do the garage door this fall as well. Reviewed in the united states on february 22 2018.

Choose the right stain color. Clean your garage door first. 5 0 out of 5 stars perfect color. However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.

117 people found this helpful. Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door. Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern. When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain.

Our son in law did their garage door and some furniture with gel stain it s gorgeous and has held up so well. Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day. Avoid stains with a high gloss finish. Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks.

Looks like you found the right product to use. Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood. We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now. Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.

Delivers uniform color evenly on wood and non wood surfaces such as metal veneer and fiberglass. How to stain a metal garage door to give it a faux woodgrain finish. It s recommended that you use a gel stain rather than a conventional stain. More man cave ideas.

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. Select a cheap brush. It has a thicker consistency so it won t be as likely to run or drip. 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. Its unique non drip formula makes application easy for vertical surfaces. Did really great job on garage door.