To get an idea of what your new door might look like you can use a design centre like the one provided by garaga or you can take a look at their image gallery.
Staining metal garage doors to look like wood.
Clean your garage door first.
Most garage doors are stamped to look like wood grain even though they are metal.
Staining your metal garage door.
So here s my tutorial on how to make your garage doors look like wood.
Choose the right stain color.
You can leave it in place and stain the wood part to match the rest of the door.
Any type of steel door can receive the faux bois treatment even a garage door.
How to stain a metal garage door to give it a faux woodgrain finish.
Preparing the project area set a dropcloth on the ground near the door and tape the door frame and hardware with painter s tape to protect it from primer and paint.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
It s a pretty easy thing to do overall.
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.
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.
Consider staining your metal garage door.
After years of rain snow and hot sun does your garage door look faded and worn out.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Are you ready to give your garage door a make over.