Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.
Coffee gel stain garage door.
Its unique non drip formula makes application easy for vertical surfaces.
Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.
However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.
We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern.
Choose the right stain color.
Delivers uniform color evenly on wood and non wood surfaces such as metal veneer and fiberglass.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
Clean your garage door first.
When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
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.
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.
Select a cheap brush.