Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
Faux wood stained front door.
Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
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Apply your gel wood stain to the door with a foam brush.
Here is the before photo of the front entrance of my house that i shared with you on instagram a few weeks ago.
Savannah clear 6 lite rhis mahogany stained wood prehung front door with double 10 in.
Choose the right stain color.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Select a cheap brush.
Sidelites model m6410 103010 ct 4irh 16.
Use vertical strokes for the panels and sides of the door and.
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We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
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Home owners looking for the look of a real wood garage door to improve curb appeal but on a limited budget will find this faux wood painting technique useful.
If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner.
Use an exterior primer if the part of the door getting the faux wood treatment faces outdoors.
A wipe down faux painting technique can be used.
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This technique will give the appearance of a high end solid wood door even close up for under 40.
Savannah clear 6 lite lhis mahogany stained wood prehung front door with double 14 in.
However the wood graining tool may be too difficult to use consistently for a large surface area like a garage door.
Allow the primer to dry.
Clean your garage door first.
And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique.
The doors are unique in design and solid but the finish was in bad shape and i have been wanting to lighten the wood stain color of the doors so it matches the lake side of the house where the wood trim is lighter.
Diy faux wood front door makeover.