Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
Coffee gel stain garage door.
Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.
Minwax gel stain minwax gel stain is specifically designed to give you full control over the staining process and help you achieve beautiful results.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.
This item minwax 260914444 interior wood gel stain 1 2 pint coffee minwax 233334444 minwaxc polycrylic water based protective finishes 1 2 pint satin general finishes oil base gel stain 1 quart java.
Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.
Its unique non drip formula makes application easy for vertical surfaces.
Wet or tacky gel stain can be removed easily with a rag moistened with mineral spirits.
However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.
Choose the right stain color.
We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
Select a cheap brush.
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.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern.