How To Faux Wood Grain A Garage Door

I am so excited to share this garage door makeover that seriously anyone can do.

How to faux wood grain a garage door.

Drag either a dry paintbrush or a wood grain rocker tool through the wet glaze to create the look of grain. Yes it does take a little more work but you won. It is painted in two directions a first in the garage door industry and then fired. Steel garage doors are durable but they also look industrial or at least identical.

A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door. 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 did not use oil base at all for this tutorial. This gives it the appearance of a genuine wood door with the woodgrain effect embossed on the surface of the metal.

This was done in 2 steps in 2 days. 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. Materials needed sanding block or sander. Wipe the brush or the tool off on a rag after each pass to prevent blobs of dark glaze on the door.

Brush a layer of the grain glaze mixture over one area of the door in the direction you prefer for the faux grain effect. You ll be happy to know that garaga offers a steel garage door in american walnut. To learn more consult a garage door specialist in your area. You can take your boring old unattractive builder grade door to a work of art just by following a few steps.

I am lightly dragging the brush at an angle across the grain to highlight it. Your doors will last a lot long using water based products. A professionally faux painted door will actually look better. Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.

We ve been dreaming up garage door makeover ideas since we first purchased our home and though we ve been making over just about every square inch of our house our garage door was working and in great condition. Creating a faux wood garage door. Pull the wood grain tool down the panel using a rocking motion to create. Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.

Applying a faux wood grain finish can give your garage door some character and enhance your home s exterior. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.