Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
Faux painting garage doors look like wood.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
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.
Warm up a metal door with the look of natural wood.
Technique for faux wood painting metal doors.
Choose the right stain color.
Supplies cost less than 40 00 or we.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
Most of our faux wooden garage doors look very realistic.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
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.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Faux painting your metal doors to simulate natural wood can give them charming character and a.
Clean your garage door first.
Select a cheap brush.
If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner.
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.
Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door.
Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.
Allow the primer to dry.
With our proprietary polymer paint our faux wood finish is designed to last for the.