Can I add glaze to my existing paint?
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If you want the rust color to show through--then I would water down the paint OR just use a glaze over the solid rust color and forget watering down the paint. If you don't want the rust color to show through then I would just paint the garage door brown. As for putting on a clear coat make sure you use a marine spar varnish for outside. Hot sun on a garage door will make any clear coat--over time--peel--and then you will have a mess to redo.
What other Hometalkers did.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/windows-doors/doors/diy-faux-stained-wood-garage-door-tutorial-2423528?r=2
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/exteriors/faux-finishing-garage-doors-to-look-like-wood-37020244?r=2
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/windows-doors/doors/garage-door-diy-makeover-white-fiberglass-to-wood-29836632?r=2
Faux Finishing Garage Doors to Look Like Wood
Garage Door DIY Makeover - White Fiberglass to Wood
I would mix with glaze and get a wood graining tool.... here is the technique, use your light paint and run the graining tool over it so the dark will show as the grain.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liQuCa1pyWA you could also buy some real dark brown gel stain and make the door appear a darker wood
My garage door is metal and already has the wood grain on it. All I want to do is brush a darker finish on it. My questions is....Can I add a gel or glaze to my dark brown paint so the rust color of the garage door can show through?