Plus adding a coat of paint or stain can help preserve your garage door.
How to paint over a stain wooden garage door.
Choose and purchase your primer and paint.
Choose either oil base paint or acrylic latex paint for the second coat and finish coats.
Apply it evenly across both sides and around all edges using a good quality brush.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Apply a second coat as.
Since our garage door was already a creamy yellow color it worked well for a base coat.
Prime with stain killing primer.
Cover the surfaces you don t plan to paint with painter s tape.
Paint with acrylic latex.
If you are painting over stained cedar or redwood ask an experienced paint store clerk to help you choose the proper primer to cover those woods.
A water pressure washer can be used on many wood doors but low water pressure 1000 1500 psi or less must be used.
Clopay actually recommends painting wood garage doors every 1 to 2 years.
Sand with 150 grit paper.
Spread on spackling compound.
If you have ugly stained and varnished doors and trim and you d like to paint the whole works here s the best way to get a good looking result.
If you re set on painting or staining you will want to invest in a durable exterior latex paint.
As always make sure to choose a high quality stain so you re newly stained wood garage door will last longer and look professional.
Prepping the garage door ensures that paint will go on easily and hold up well.
Most neutral colors would work great for this but if you ve got a bright or bold garage door color you may consider painting it neutral before adding the gel stain.
Part of the process of staining a garage door to look like wood is using brush strokes to allow the base color to come through just a little to give it that woodgrain look.
A penetrating oil based wood stain is usually the best.
Paint the woodwork with an oil based primer to seal the surfaces and prevent the stain from bleeding through.
When the time comes to repaint the garage to get rid of old peeling or cracked paint before you break out the rollers and set up the drop cloths you have to select a paint.
Mill glaze is a name professionals use for the crushed pores milling leaves behind.
Mix the stain thoroughly before starting this makes the streaks to be uniform while applying.
Painting your garage door.
Paint on your top coat in the same manner as the sealer using fairly long brush strokes.
Painting top coat finish over primer sealer and stain blocker.
Exterior paints are designed for durability against harsh weather but not all exterior finishes are created equal.
Prime with tinted primer.
You can use a brush roller or air sprayer.
With your stain sealing primer applied and flatted down the final job is to then apply your top coat paint.
Painting or staining your garage door can do wonders for your home.
Painting over stain steps.