This technique will give the appearance of a high end solid wood door even close up for under 40.
Paint garage door look like wood grain.
Giani wood look is a simple diy makeover system that requires little preparation and will transform the front of your home.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
However the wood grains on steel do not look realistic.
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.
Supplies cost less than 40 00 or we.
Wipe the brush or the tool off on a rag after each pass to prevent blobs of dark glaze on the 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.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
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.
Upgrade your home s curb appeal in a single day.
But after thinking it over i decided to make this door look richer like a brand new expensive solid wood door.
Drag either a dry paintbrush or a wood grain rocker tool through the wet glaze to create the look of grain.
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.
How to paint metal doors to have a woodgrain look.
Paint your garage door and your front door to look like real wood with giani wood look paint.
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.
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.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
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.