Painting Wood Grain On Garage Door

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.

Painting wood grain on garage door.

Zach freeman demonstrates a more refined method of applying faux finish woodgrain to metal garage doors. If there are any hairline splits in the wood that do not require filling you can paint across the grain to make sure they get primer inside them. Use denatured alcohol soaked in an a clean rag or wiping cloth to remove grime that have accumulated over a period of. Wear rubber gloves when you are staining.

This all looked soooo good that my neighbors used him too. The only color aspect of the exterior that i am 100 sure of is i like the look of stained wood doors like the wood on these garage door. He did a fantastic job on these white doors they really look like wood. He also did my front door and trim around the house and i bought 2 more tikis.

Paint thinner can be used in place of mineral spirits. Applying a faux wood grain finish can give your garage door some character and enhance your home s exterior. If the door does not contain panels start from the top and work down. He made the best tiki i have ever seen.

You may remember last summer s tutorial on how i faux painted my front door to look like it was stained wood with transparent wood grain showing through. A power drill can be used to remove and replace the hinge screws. First step is to roll on the wood tone base coat. If you are not satisfied with the look apply more gel stain and.

Now it s time to paint. Find a prop such as a broom handle or step stool to keep the door at your desired height while painting. Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it. This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.

You can transform any steel or wood garage door with giani wood look paint. Tape off the edges around your garage door and the bottom of your garage door to keep it from getting paint on the rubber seal. Use a large size paintbrush to cover the surface area quicker. 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.

Lightly sand the door surface with a fine sandpaper for better paint adhesion. A good size would be somewhere between 3 and 5. I love the look of stained wood doors so much.