How To Wood Stain A Metal Garage Door

From the street no one will know it isn t real wood.

How to wood stain a metal garage door.

This was done in 2 steps in 2 days. In fact gel stains are often applied to give steel doors the look of wood grain. The best way to color a steel door is with a gel stain. 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. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover. Staining steel garage doors to look like wood as the owners of a san clemente calif specialty painting company called rags 2 rich s husband and wife team rich howe and cindy miller do a wide range of faux finish work including convincing renderings of masonry plaster and marble. Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.

We ve been dreaming up garage door makeover ideas since we first purchased our home and though we ve been making over just about every square inch of our house our garage door was working and in great condition. Gel stains are thick and designed to cling to and penetrate the surface. Any type of steel door can receive the faux bois treatment even a garage door. Gel stain is easy to apply but it sets fast.

Most garage doors are stamped to look like wood grain even though they are metal. 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. It is painted in two directions a first in the garage door industry and then fired. Once applied they settle into the grain of the steel door to give it a textured look.

So here s my tutorial on how to make your garage doors look like wood. How to paint or stain a steel door to make it look like wood. It s a pretty easy thing to do overall. Give the door a faux wood grain finish with paint.

Prepare the surface begin by thoroughly cleaning your garage door using warm soapy water and a stiff brush. Consider staining your metal garage door.