Let door dry completely before starting.
Garage door gel stain colors.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
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.
Add a small amount of stain to the garage door as a color test.
Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.
Fortunately applying a gel stain is a great affordable alternative to replacement and will leave the surface looking as good as new.
Step 1 washing the first thing you will need to do is make sure the surface of the door is as clean as possible.
Choose the right stain color.
Clean your garage door first.
Sand away any glazed paint or rust spots if there are any.
Before after doing the gel stain the finished project after my pavers were cleaned the following day.
Select a cheap brush.
Let dry completely so you can determine whether.
Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.
I love how my garage door turned out and the front of my house is really looking gorgeous these days.
The gel stain gets a bit darker as it cures and i would ve preferred a mid brown color but that wasn t available.