If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner.
Faux painting garage doors look like wood.
Choose the right stain color.
I ll show you how.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Warm up a metal door with the look of natural wood.
Here s what you ll need.
Luckily our custom garage door we chose a few years ago already had a faux wood grain inlaid to the panels.
Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door.
With our proprietary polymer paint our faux wood finish is designed to last for the.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
The newer generation faux wood door looks identical to a real wood door but is cheaper and requires less upkeep compared to a real wood door.
Allow the primer to dry.
So off i went to create a faux wood garage door.
Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.
It comes with two cans of wood tone base coat two cans of wood grain finish coat a giani paint mitt 2 brush two plastic tarps roller tray 6 roller arm and one cover and two stir sticks.
Select a cheap brush.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
At faux doors we elevate the curb appeal and attraction of your home by hand painting your current garage doors to look like real wood grain doors.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
Technique for faux wood painting metal doors.
Use an exterior primer if the part of the door getting the faux wood treatment faces outdoors.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
Clean your garage door first.
Faux painting your metal doors to simulate natural wood can give them charming character and a.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
Most of our faux wooden garage doors look very realistic.
So with some paint i went to work and made our garage door look like this want to give it a try.