A gel stain can also be used in various applications such as an exterior door fiberglass doors kitchen cabinets and other surfaces around your home.
Best gel stain for exterior door.
These instructions are also helpful for other simulated wood surfaces.
What s the best way to apply minwax gel stain to a fiberglass door.
When you are applying a gel stain to the wood you don t have to rub it in like traditional paint stains.
Apply stain with the foam brush and use the 2 bristle brush to soften and blend stain to match the door and trim.
Just apply it thinly over the surface similar to painting.
So it s best to apply gel stain with a bristle brush.
How to gel stain over a painted exterior door.
Remove door hardware and apply painter s tape where needed optional.
In my opinion none work as well as the general finishes stain i ve linked to.
Foam brushes in varying sizes.
Staining the doorjamb door frame the gel stain can also be used to stain the doorjamb door frame and mullions.
Excess stain should be evened out with the brush not wiped away with a rag.
Since publishing this post over three years ago i have tried other brands of gel stain.
The gel stain is a relatively new invention in the school of exterior woof staining and is considered by some to have a better spread across wooden furniture and the coloring of a stain is also more easily controlled using a gel so you can get a more even finish.
Gel stain does not need to be applied with a brush making the work quicker and.
See application instructions above.
Fiberglass is non porous and won t absorb the stain the way a wood surface does.
Spar varathane in satin formulated for exterior finishes sandpaper 80 grit how to refinish a wood door with gel stain.