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.
													
																	Garage door paint looks like wood. 
									
																	Giani wood look is a simple diy makeover system that requires little preparation and will transform the front of your home. 
																	It comes with two cans of wood tone base coat two cans of wood grain finish coat a giani paint mitt 2 brush two plastic tarps roller tray 6 roller arm and one cover and two stir sticks. 
																	A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door. 
																	This was done in 2 steps in 2 days. 
															
													
									
																	A professionally faux painted door will actually look better. 
																	Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish. 
																	Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors. 
																	The newer generation faux wood door looks identical to a real wood door but is cheaper and requires less upkeep compared to a real wood door. 
															
													
									
																	Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use. 
																	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.