Wood grain can be added to any door or surface with the help of a simple hand held tool that can be purchased at most hardware stores.
Paint aluminum garage door to look like wood.
Most neutral colors would work great for this but if you ve got a bright or bold garage door color you may consider painting it neutral before adding the gel stain.
If the door has raised panels apply the paint in the direction you prefer for the faux wood grain this way any visible brush strokes add to the grain effect.
Wood is just such an appealing material to work with.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
How to paint metal doors to have a woodgrain look.
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Part of the process of staining a garage door to look like wood is using brush strokes to allow the base color to come through just a little to give it that woodgrain look.
As we ve seen in the product list above there are also a lot more color options when it comes to wood garage door paint.
I originally planned on simply painting that to match the tan on the rest of the door.
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.
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.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use.
Wood stains sealers clear topcoats.
However the wood grains on steel do not look realistic.
Supplies cost less than 40 00 or we.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
But after thinking it over i decided to make this door look richer like a brand new expensive solid wood door.
Painting your garage door is a great way to add curb appeal to your home.
And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.