How To Stain A Metal Garage Door To Look Like Wood
Once applied they settle into the grain of the steel door to give it a textured look.
How to stain a metal garage door to look like wood. Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it. Gel stains dry quickly so plan on doing this project in the cool part of the day or when the door is in the shade. In fact gel stains are often applied to give steel doors the look of wood grain. Begin staining all the recessed areas then follow up on the flat surfaces.
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. Use a foam brush and start working on one section at a time working in the direction of the pattern in your door. Choose a base color for your door to choose a base color for your door you can visit a paint store and check out the various wood stain shades available. You can see which shade you like that suits best on your garage door.
Instead gently stir don t whip the gel stain with a stir stick. We chose this gel stain in mahogany. A gel stain is always better than a standard stain as the gel is less likely to drip. Apr 18 2013 this pin was discovered by hoopers hollow.
Use an exterior primer if the part of the door getting the faux wood treatment faces outdoors. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish. Yes as long as the stain is still wet.
How long will it take to do a steel door. Actual work time for our professionals to wood grain a nine panel steel door is approximately 5 hours. Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth. This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner. Always go the direction of the wood grain pattern on the door. You can simply erase by re wiping the stain over the pattern you don t like and use the tool again. Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
It comes with two cans of wood tone base coat two cans of wood grain finish coat a giani paint mitt 2 brush two plastic tarps roller tray 6 roller arm and one cover and two stir sticks. The best way to color a steel door is with a gel stain.