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Other stain color recs?

18 days ago

We were trying to match the trash enclosure stain to the wood color of our garage door but totally missed the mark...The trash enclosure wood is stained Behr Padre Brown (semi-transparent). Can someone recommend other stain colors that might be a lot closer to the garage door color?

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JAN MOYER

15 days ago

Paint the trash enclosure. Paint the gutter down spout to disappear into siding. Trade the paver over mulch, for stones as you clearly have a drainage issue.

Lots to be done, before I'd worry on a stain match to a garage door. : ) including some landscape work.

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millworkman
18 days ago
Is that door actually wood as it doe not look like it?
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J Mig
17 days ago
Minwax Jacobean. Always test first. On our mantle, we tested 12 stains on a scrap piece of willow. And now it is stained Jacobean and it looks beautiful.
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Rachel L
Original Author
17 days ago
@ BeverlyFLADeziner we aren't touching the garage door though
Rachel L
Original Author
17 days ago
@millworkman no the garage door is not real wood
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
15 days ago
IMO the trash enclosure id not a decor item do it to match the siding and be done the garage door can be the star. You have afew issues here thta IMO are a lot more pressing than the trash can enclosure . Wy on earth is that down spout there at all. Why is the entry step so small at the door.? Why can't the trash cans go in the garage ?
Rachel L
Original Author
15 days ago
last modified: 15 days ago
@Patricia Colwell Consulting

1) Because of local building code

2) Because they were installed 15 years ago, still in good shape, and are not in the budget to replace at this time

3) Because I don't want my garage/workspace smelling like hot trash

so....any stain color recs?
Rachel L
Original Author
15 days ago
last modified: 15 days ago
@JAN MOYER

We just installed the mulch and pavers. Rock in that area was out of budget. We are working on the other things like landscaping and painting. All I am asking for is stain recs because I want the trash enclosure stained.
Kat M
15 days ago
You may have to try several stains to get the look you want. Apply it on the backside of the enclosure to test.
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JAN MOYER
15 days ago
Every single wood takes stain differently. You need a few scraps of what you have, a good hardware store that carries Zar, and a lot of test at the garage door with those test scraps.

You may need to blend two.....top far right.
cat_ky
15 days ago
last modified: 15 days ago
The stain you used, doesnt appear to be far off, although, I think the garage door is a bit blacker. Try mixing the stain you used with some black stain (not a lot), and see if you dont get a closer match. Mixing is probably the only way, you will get a perfect match, or close to perfect anyway. Remember too, when you recoat the trash enclosure, it will be darker, since it will have an extra coat of stain on it. All things to keep in mind. I would try and get a piece of wood exactly like your trash enclosure, and do your testing on it.
Chris MacDonald
14 days ago
Since it is already stained, I would mix up a toner/glaze to just darken what you have started. Can't really specify an exact color from a computer screen. If I were doing it, I would either purchase a transparent natural/clear stain and a solid stain that was in the neighborhood of the overall tone of the garage door and do some experimenting with the original stain on the backside of fence or scrap board to try to match tone... or spar urethane clear tinted with the darker redish-brown.

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