Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.
Gel stain painted door.
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.
Once satisfied add the gel stain to the paint tray and begin staining.
Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.
The best way to color a steel door is with a gel stain.
Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
A well painted front door looks fantastic offers strong surface protection and value and it can be completed at a fraction of the cost of staining.
Gel stains are thick and designed to cling to and penetrate the surface.
Remove door hardware and apply painter s tape where needed optional.
With a damp rag clean front doors and allow to dry.
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 m worried that the white may show through when faux finishing other crafts i have painted a dark base coat first and then use a dry brush effect with a lighter colour to make the detail lines.
When brushing work on each section of the door at a time and try to mimic the direction of natural wood grain.
To put it in more drastic terms in most cases paint will last 10 times longer and cost 90 98 less than wood refinishing.
Once applied they settle into the grain of the steel door to give it a textured look.
While gel stain does go on thick and sit on the surface of the wood i found that you can still see and feel the natural wood grain beneath unlike paint.
The gel stain is thick like pudding not a liquid.
Gel stain is easy to apply but it sets fast.
With the oak cabinets the grain was very evident post staining.
Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern.
Stain over paint or existing stain without having to strip your old finish.
Foam brushes or paint brushes i used both for gel stain application and wood sealer application.
In fact gel stains are often applied to give steel doors the look of wood grain.
We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
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.
Our gel stained garage door makeover happened one year ago so i m giving you guys an update.