Most neutral colors would work great for this but if you ve got a bright or bold garage door color you may consider painting it neutral before adding the gel stain.
How to gel stain a painted garage door.
Your garage door looks great so smooth and no brush marks.
A quart of minwax gel stain from home depot will set you back a mere 15 76.
How to paint a garage door with gel stain cheap and easy diy materials.
Instead gently stir don t whip the gel stain with a stir stick.
To apply the stain i used a combination of foam brushes and standard paint brushes it s all about personal preference.
Staining your garage door will.
Here s what you ll need for staining your garage doors.
Once exterior flat paint has dried you can now apply your first coat of gel stain.
Just make sure that the stain is not running.
I went with minwax s gel stain in the color walnut you can find it here.
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.
If you have a paneled garage door start at the center of the paneling and work your way out.
Did really great job on garage door.
A set of three high quality.
Looks like you found the right product to use.
Always go the direction of the wood grain pattern on the door.
The furniture is so pretty with gel stain.
Begin staining all the recessed areas then follow up on the flat surfaces.
The only trick is to keep the layer even throughout the surface and avoid dripping.