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Walnut gel stain front door.
Remove door hardware and apply painter s tape where needed optional.
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Choosing a wood stain.
Staining the doorjamb door frame the gel stain can also be used to stain the doorjamb door frame and mullions.
How to gel stain over a painted exterior door.
Paint sits on the surface of the wood and dries to form a strong layer over the door.
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It was painted a beautiful glossy black ten years ago when the house was built.
Gel stain will not require you to sand the product to a raw wood finish.
Our front door faces east and gets the beating sun for the first 5 6 hours of the day.
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We recommend using gf s water based exterior 450 top coat.
With a damp rag clean front doors and allow to dry.
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While gel stain does go on thick and sit on the surface of the wood i found that you can still see and feel the natural wood grain beneath unlike paint.
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When using exterior 450 over gel stain let the gel stain dry a minimum of 72 hours first.
We moved in eight years ago and it s been fading since.
Apply stain with the foam brush and use the 2 bristle brush to soften and blend stain to match the door and trim.
Our front door was looking sad.
Always seal the outside of gel stained doors with top coat made for the outdoors.
Wipe brush often on a lint free rag to remove excess stain.
So i figured why not trying using gel stain on our front door.
Feather river doors 67 5 in x81 625 in.
Apply a liberal coat of gel stain with a firm synthetic brush or lint free rag and work the stain across and into the grain uniformly feathering out streaks while the stain is wet.
Stain works by being absorbed by the wood which causes it to take on the color of the stain stain will only give the wood a certain color to make it look more attractive after staining you will then need to use a varnish or lacquer to protect the wood from damage.
These instructions are also helpful for other simulated wood surfaces.
When using top coat made from a different brand always test first.