[Slopmeyer]

I explain about the yearly maintenance and try to steer them towards painting and nine out of ten will paint it. We live in a "maintenance free society" nobody wants to deal with the maintenance and it works for me. Staining fiberglass is a PITA.

 

[mattpaints82]

We just finished up a NC house with a stained fiberglass door. We had really nice results with zar stain. http://www.zar.com/#menu-item-111

 

[604style]

Sorry to bump an old thread.

First time staining a Plastpro Fir Grain Craftsman style door. I used Zar oil-based "Provincial" stain and applied it with a foam brush and worked it in with a circular motion with a stain cloth. I then brushed it with a foam brush.

If I try to wipe it off with a stain cloth, the stain comes off the raised texture portion mostly while settling in the grooves. So instead of doing this, I didn't wipe off but tried to feather off excess stain with a dry bristle brush.

In the end it looks like it went on too thick now. 48 hours since I stained and it's still a bit tacky and has a high sheen.

Should I have stuck with the wiping off method?

https://goo.gl/photos/2T9zgLnmw3CQR1pA8

Thanks

 

[Gwarel]

Old Masters works best for me, I brush it on and dry brush if needed. Hard to find but worth the effort.

 

[woodcoyote]

Honestly.

The fiberglass staining issue is easy.

In fact we regularly stain both steel and fiberglass doors. Most of the time it's about a half day process, 1 full day at the most. If we come back a second day it's because we need to put additional top coats and just need that dry time in between.

I might make a thread on this subject since it seems like it's giving people a harder time than it should.

 

[Paintgirl46]

I have done these doors for years using artist oils

 

[getrex]

Honestly.

The fiberglass staining issue is easy.

In fact we regularly stain both steel and fiberglass doors. Most of the time it's about a half day process, 1 full day at the most. If we come back a second day it's because we need to put additional top coats and just need that dry time in between.

I might make a thread on this subject since it seems like it's giving people a harder time than it should.

Prime then paint or stain?

 

[Jessica777]

Quick Question... Why does anybody want to make a fibreglass door look like wood? Is it really that much more expensive to buy a wood door? I've never bought a door in my life, everywhere I go it's either fibreglass to be painted or wood to be stained (sometimes painted) neither a client asking me to stain a fibreglass.

I'm just curious and wondering...

I can answer this. I’m a homeowner on this forum researching the process of staining a fiberglass door. I just had four sets of French doors and a single full glass door installed. My home is log and high maintenance. The beautiful wood doors that were installed 15 years ago were completely rotten despite regular staining and maintenance by a professional. And I mean rotten and leaking within a few years. They simply cannot take the weather of south Alabama! Too much moisture and heat on a exposed north facing front elevation. We had a choice to go back with wood and replace again down the road or use fiberglass. It was a no brainer for us. And of course we want them to blend with the rest of wood theme, therefore we need to stain them.