culater94 would love to see the pics of your mahogany door. The pics you posted are not showing up for me. Our front door is mahogany but our garage doors are cedar. Trying to figure out which stains we are going to use. I spoke with our local dealer and he recommended the cetol 1/23 for the garage doors. We are probably going to use the dark oak. Milz 50, I love your color but I probably want something a little bit lighter, but in the same brown family. Did you try a sample of the dark oak? How did it compare? I was thinking of doing the mahogany door in a butternut/dark oak mix or diluting the dark oak with nautral. Thanks for all the help! The front door is in. I'm excited to see it stained.

One other possibility, a different type of wood in the top half of the door. It might have been a manufacturing mistake. If that's what it is, you need a new door, or at least new door sections. Did you take pictures of the doors before they were Cetoled? If you did, and the difference is detectable in the photos, you have two choices. You can ask the door supplier to replace the door, or you can ask the painter why he didn't prep it properly. In the unlikely event the supplier provides a new door, your problem is solved. Otherwise, you can insist that the painter strip the door and preps it properly. As an alternative, you could just turn the matter over to the door supplier, pointing out that it has to be the door and insisting that he fix the problem, or at least come up with a solution. If those are real high-end doors, the manufacturer might actually be embarrassed enough about it to do something. If the dealer won't help, contact the manufacturer directly. If the doors were purchased through the builder, go though him first. Good luck.

How and with what should i clean my Cedar garage door, facing west...stained with Sikkens? Thanks

Love that color! You don't think it would be too much green along with the cedar that has more of a green than grey cast, do you?