Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Staining metal garage doors to look like wood.
How to stain a metal garage door to give it a faux woodgrain finish.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
So here s my tutorial on how to make your garage doors look like wood.
Clean your garage door first.
Choose the right stain color.
After years of rain snow and hot sun does your garage door look faded and worn out.
Staining your metal garage door.
Any type of steel door can receive the faux bois treatment even a garage door.
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.
Most garage doors are stamped to look like wood grain even though they are metal.
Are you ready to give your garage door a make over.
With just a few tips and not much money you can give your garage door a beautiful faux wood finish.
Preparing the project area set a dropcloth on the ground near the door and tape the door frame and hardware with painter s tape to protect it from primer and paint.
To get an idea of what your new door might look like you can use a design centre like the one provided by garaga or you can take a look at their image gallery.
Select a cheap brush.
Consider staining your metal garage door.
Staining steel garage doors to look like wood as the owners of a san clemente calif specialty painting company called rags 2 rich s husband and wife team rich howe and cindy miller do a wide range of faux finish work including convincing renderings of masonry plaster and marble.