Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
Gel stain garage door diy.
If you have a paneled garage door start at the center of the paneling and work your way out.
Gel stain faux wood finish.
So we decided to try some gel stain on it.
In contrast to regular wood stain gel stain does not need to be wiped off or rubbed in.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
We wanted a faux wood look and this technique really did give us that look for less than 15.
If you know anything about wood doors they re both pricey and hard to come by in specific sizes.
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.
So how is it looking after 4 blazing hot summers.
Diy gel stain garage door update.
Gel stained front door.
Last summer when we completed our kitchen refresh i kept hoping to find an old vintage wood paned door we could use.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
I ve wanted to switch out our garage door in our kitchen for years.
Choose the right stain color.
When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain.
Another update our gel stained garage door one year later almost 4 years now and still going strong.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
April 16 2020 diy.
Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern.
Select a cheap brush.
You can see how the brown paint was so faded.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
Step 4 drying.
Clean your garage door first.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.