Use a pressure washer and soap to remove all dirt from the door.
Garage door gel stain colors.
Sand away any glazed paint or rust spots if there are any.
I love how my garage door turned out and the front of my house is really looking gorgeous these days.
Clean your garage door first.
Since we moved into our home our brown painted aluminum garage door had faded more and more.
Let door dry completely before starting.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Affiliate links included for your convenience we used a less than 20 can of gel stain to transform our paint faded aluminum garage door.
Step 1 washing the first thing you will need to do is make sure the surface of the door is as clean as possible.
Fortunately applying a gel stain is a great affordable alternative to replacement and will leave the surface looking as good as new.
The gel stain gets a bit darker as it cures and i would ve preferred a mid brown color but that wasn t available.
Let dry completely so you can determine whether.
Choose the right stain color.
We ve lived in our home almost 7 years now.
Select a cheap brush.
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Add a small amount of stain to the garage door as a color test.