That will allow your gel stain to go over the top without soaking into the chalk paint.
Faux wood stain garage door.
Clean your garage door first.
Applying a faux wood grain finish can give your garage door some character and enhance your home s exterior.
Wood grain doors provide consumers with wood look garage doors that are actuall faux wooden garage doors for homeowners that want the rich look of a real wood garage door but without the regular maintenance have a lot of options to choose from.
Select a cheap brush.
Just a light coat i roll most of the areas with a foam roller and.
This product is perfect on exterior garage doors and.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
Choose the right stain color.
You ll be happy to know that garaga offers a steel garage door in american walnut.
Most of our faux wooden garage doors look very realistic.
This gives it the appearance of a genuine wood door with the woodgrain effect embossed on the surface of the metal.
Creating a faux wood garage door.
Materials needed sanding block or sander.
To learn more consult a garage door specialist in your area.
I barely even used any out of the quart i had.
Steel garage doors are durable but they also look industrial or at least identical.
I used a gel stain to create a faux wood finish on both of my doors.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
It is painted in two directions a first in the garage door industry and then fired.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
You can use the same product you will use to seal your project at the end modern master clear supreme in satin.
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.