A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
Faux painting garage doors look like wood.
Select a cheap brush.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
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.
In this video i show you how i took our boring steel garage door and turned it into a wood door using paint and stain.
Choose the right stain color.
Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door.
Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
Use an exterior primer if the part of the door getting the faux wood treatment faces outdoors.
Most of our faux wooden garage doors look very realistic.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
Technique for faux wood painting metal doors.
Wood grain doors provide consumers with wood look garage doors that are actuall faux wooden garage doors for homeowners that want the rich look of a real wood garage door but without the regular maintenance have a lot of options to choose from.
Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner.
Allow the primer to dry.
Faux painting your metal doors to simulate natural wood can give them charming character and a.
Warm up a metal door with the look of natural wood.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
Supplies cost less than 40 00 or we.
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.
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.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.