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Staining redwood garage door with minwax.
For a deeper color and sheen wait one hour and apply a second coat.
If your garage door is less than five years old and has a glazed paint finish you ll have to sand it to remove the sheen in order for the stain to adhere properly.
The colors shown are for reference purposes only.
Depending on the condition of the paint that s currently on your metal garage door you may have to do a little sanding to remove any superficial rust.
For ease of staining and finishing it is recommended that you finish the door before installation.
Make sure the door surface is free of all dirt and foreign matter.
Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.
Optional to help ensure uniform acceptance of the stain and finish use minwax water based pre stain wood conditioner.
Stir minwax gel stain until creamy before use and occasionally during use.
Add a small amount of stain to the garage door as a color test.
Lay down the drop cloth tarp or sheet to protect the driveway.
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.
It s a pretty easy thing to do overall.
After 1 hour the surface is dry to the touch.
Wait overnight before subjecting the wood to normal use.
Most garage doors are stamped to look like wood grain even though they are metal.
Let dry completely so you can determine whether you re satisfied with the color.
Let door dry completely before starting.