Or you can follow the direction of the garage door pattern.
Minwax gel stain garage door.
Before applying the gel stain thoroughly stir the stain.
However the garage door will need to sit for up to 48 hours to allow the stain to dry completely.
Gel stain can be applied with either a natural bristle brush or a lint free cloth.
A matte finish is preferable.
What s the best way to apply minwax gel stain to a fiberglass door.
It s a pretty easy thing to do overall.
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.
Fiberglass is non porous and won t absorb the stain the way a wood surface does.
Gel stain usually dries very quickly especially on a sunny day.
Gel stains are thick and designed to cling to and penetrate the surface.
Excess stain should be evened out with the brush not wiped away with a rag.
See application instructions above.
Minwax 66030000 gel stain quart antique maple 4 6 out of 5 stars 1 986.
The best way to color a steel door is with a gel stain.
Door moldings minwax helmsman spar urethane water based stain wood gel stains.
Avoid stains with a high gloss finish.
Allow three minutes for the wood to absorb the stain and then wipe off.
How to stain a metal garage door to give it a faux woodgrain finish.
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 it s best to apply gel stain with a bristle brush.
Gel stain by retique it water based gel stain paint glaze and wood stain hybrid 8 oz stain weathered wood.
Gel stain is easy to apply but it sets fast.
We used gel stain on our front door you can read all about it here.
Gel stained front door.
Once applied they settle into the grain of the steel door to give it a textured look.
I used the mahogany wood gel stain by minwax since it s gel it works on metal and a 2 foam brush here s the original garage door that s my halloween spider herbert.
Most garage doors are stamped to look like wood grain even though they are metal.
Bruce recommends starting on a flat surface towards the outside of the door.
It s recommended that you use a gel stain rather than a conventional stain.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
In fact gel stains are often applied to give steel doors the look of wood grain.