I barely even used any out of the quart i had.
Faux wood stain garage door.
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.
Applying a faux wood grain finish can give your garage door some character and enhance your home s exterior.
I used a gel stain to create a faux wood finish on both of my doors.
You ll be happy to know that garaga offers a steel garage door in american walnut.
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.
Choose the right stain color.
That will allow your gel stain to go over the top without soaking into the chalk paint.
This project is super simple and only required 2 3 materials.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
Steel garage doors are durable but they also look industrial or at least identical.
Most of our faux wooden garage doors look very realistic.
This stain is meant for veneer fiberglass and other non wood surfaces especially useful if applying vertically.
To learn more consult a garage door specialist in your area.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Clean your garage door first.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
You can use the same product you will use to seal your project at the end modern master clear supreme in satin.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Just a light coat i roll most of the areas with a foam roller and.
Select a cheap brush.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
You can transform any steel or wood garage door with giani wood look paint.