Painting Wood Grain On Garage Door

He told me he also does faux painting on garage doors to make them look like wood.

Painting wood grain on garage door.

Find a prop such as a broom handle or step stool to keep the door at your desired height while painting. Use a large size paintbrush to cover the surface area quicker. First step is to roll on the wood tone base coat. Paint thinner can be used in place of mineral spirits.

Steel garage doors are durable but they also look industrial or at least identical. 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. He did a fantastic job on these white doors they really look like wood. You can transform any steel or wood garage door with giani wood look paint.

I love the look of stained wood doors so much. 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. 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. If the door does not contain panels start from the top and work down.

Lightly sand the door surface with a fine sandpaper for better paint adhesion. Use denatured alcohol soaked in an a clean rag or wiping cloth to remove grime that have accumulated over a period of. He also did my front door and trim around the house and i bought 2 more tikis. 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.

Wear rubber gloves when you are staining. This all looked soooo good that my neighbors used him too. He made the best tiki i have ever seen. This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.

If you are not satisfied with the look apply more gel stain and. 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. Applying a faux wood grain finish can give your garage door some character and enhance your home s exterior. Brush the primer in the identical direction as the grain of the wood.

A power drill can be used to remove and replace the hinge screws. 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. Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.