Metal Patio Tabular Array Makeover Amongst Gel Stain

Last calendar week I shared around in-progress photos of our patio amongst you.  

Even though the operate isn't complete, I couldn't assist but outset gathering upward furnishings, specially when my blood brother inward constabulary came across this tabular array at a thrift shop (this tabular array is notwithstanding available at Target- it's the Threshold Holden Table).  

I wanted a tabular array that would topographic point 6, together with nosotros liked the rustic farmhouse mode of this one.  Another matter I liked is that it's truly made out of aluminum, together with hence nosotros won't guide maintain to worry almost warping or weathering similar nosotros would amongst a existent woods table.  

The tabular array has a plank-look for the transcend together with a wood-grain fake finish.  The 1 matter that nosotros didn't truly similar was the color.  It wasn't bad, but it was a petty equally good low-cal together with had a rosy-toned hue, specially against our novel weathered greyness wicker chairs.  And, you're only going to guide maintain to accept my discussion for it because the color didn't photograph true-to-life.  

I knew that spray icon the tabular array was definitely an option, but I didn't desire to completely embrace upward the woods grain goal of the table.  My sis told me that she had seen projects amongst gel stain existence used on garage doors to alter the color, together with hence nosotros idea it mightiness operate only equally good on the metallic table, together with would move out a transparent goal to allow the woods grain notwithstanding demo through.

General Finishes has added a gray color to their gel stain line, together with I idea it would survive the perfect color to endeavor on the table.  I used a build clean stuff to rub the stain on the table, working inward 1 minor department at a fourth dimension since it gets tacky pretty quickly.  You tin terminate run across the divergence inward color hither (again, truthful colors non truly showing up)-

It's evident that the woods grain from the master copy goal notwithstanding shows through nicely.  After applying a coat of the greyness stain, it was better, but it notwithstanding looked a flake pinkish together with off against the chairs.  

After a solar daytime of drying fourth dimension from the greyness coat, I decided to endeavor around of the armoire makeover post, but 1 tip to cry upward is that if the stain gets equally good tacky equally you're working amongst it, it helps to moisten around other stuff amongst mineral spirits together with rub it over the tacky spots.  It thins out the stain together with makes it to a greater extent than workable equally you're applying it.  

After the coat of brown, I was really happy amongst the color.  I know it's difficult to nation a dramatic divergence inward photos, but inward existent life at that topographic point was a big change.  The novel color looks much warmer together with amend amongst the novel chairs. 

I truly similar the goal that gel stain gives, together with it's overnice that it's ordinarily non necessary to purpose an additional transcend coat amongst it.  

Have y'all always considered using gel stain on a metallic piece?  Here's the project I referred to almost using gel stain on garage doors... I think it's a neat novel selection to consider!

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