How To Stain A Garage Door To Look Like Wood
Use a foam brush and start working on one section at a time working in the direction of the pattern in your door.
How to stain a garage door to look like wood. Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth. If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner. Grooves between the pressed steel panels are rendered darker than the panels themselves to strengthen the apparent shadow lines. If you want use an oil based poly clear topcoat.
However if your weather stripping is installed on a wooden base you can leave it in place and stain the wood part to match the rest of the door. The wood stamping on the door showed beautifully through the staining process and my garage door looks like real stained wood for the cost of paint. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous fauxwood door with this easy gel stain diy garagedoor makeover. Choosing a stain visit any good paint store in your area and you should be able to find the stain you re looking for like dark walnut for example.
Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory. You can use a brush roller or air sprayer. Part of the process of staining a garage door to look like wood is using brush strokes to allow the base color to come through just a little to give it that woodgrain look. Mix the stain thoroughly before starting this makes the streaks to be uniform while applying.
For staining metal doors you can buy a gel stain that comes in different colors of wood for different preferences like mahogany or walnut. You can wash and apply a fresh coat over the years as needed. But still make sure the gel is 100 dry first. Use an exterior primer if the part of the door getting the faux wood treatment faces outdoors.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.