With just a few tips and not much money you can give your garage door a beautiful faux wood finish.
Staining fiberglass garage doors.
Fiberglass doors are attractive.
Like acrylic paint it can be used to touch up faded areas.
Apply the paint or gel stain using a small natural bristled.
Fiberglass doors staining guide.
When you do make sure the polyethylene is also oil based.
Posted on september 6 2018.
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You may have to wash the door.
Even better they require less maintenance and have fewer problems than steel or wood doors.
Remove all hardware from the door.
Prepare the surface begin by thoroughly cleaning your garage door using warm soapy water and a stiff brush.
From the street no one will know it isn t real wood.
In addition to the stain you will always want to seal it with a layer of polyethylene.
This tutorial contains finishing instructions for fiberglass doors which you can complete in four easy steps for a beautiful door every time.
Disassemble the knob or handle hinge plates latches locks and any other fixtures that might get in the way while you re staining the idea is to strip the door down to a single piece so you can work quickly and efficiently.
Gel stain interior or exterior clear finish mineral spirits 2 natural bristle brush.
Not every oil based stain on the market will do the job of covering fiberglass doors.
If your fiberglass door s stain coat is flaking chipping or peeling off unevenly you ll have to remove the layer before applying a fresh stain coat.
However they do need staining or painting every three to five years.
Fiberglass impression collection includes fiberglass garage doors offer a variety of architectural styles that capture the beauty and detail of natural wood without the maintenance.
Consider staining your metal garage door.
Fiberglass doors are artfully molded.
This type of stain is probably the best for fiberglass doors.