Minwax gel stain is specifically designed to give you full control over the staining process and help you achieve beautiful results.
Gel stain my garage door.
Most garage doors are stamped to look like wood grain even though they are metal.
Wipe the dust from the door with a slightly damp rag.
Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.
However you can apply a second coat after the first has dried if you need to.
If you try to apply the second coat while the first coat is still wet you are going to strip away at the first coat.
The gel stain dries super quick so i would recommend taking on this project when the weather is pleasant and when the garage door isn t in the direct sunlight.
Not sure if it was the humidity or the nature of the gel stain itself but it took almost an entire day for the first coat of stain to dry.
Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Now gel stain is not like regular stain.
Here we are halfway finished.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
A good washing with soap and water using a pressure washer at the lowest setting should suffice.
Once you re done with the panel use the brush to remove some gel stain by applying pressure on the brush and dragging it across sideways like a wood grain would go.
Its unique non drip formula makes application easy for vertical surfaces.
Once it has completely dried sand the entire door lightly with 120 grit sandpaper.
Delivers uniform color evenly on wood and non wood surfaces such as metal veneer and fiberglass.
We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood choose the right stain color.
I used the mahogany wood gel stain by minwax since it s gel it works on metal and a 2 foam brush.
You are not letting it sit and minute and then wiping it off.
Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.
Any old finish that is cracked or peeling should be removed and smoothed before applying the new finish.
However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.
So i had to apply one more coat of stain to the doors.
Try to make it non symmetrical like wood is and have varying pressures in different areas.
Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
Use wood cleaner to clean all dirt grime oils and bird poo off the door.
It s a pretty easy thing to do overall.