Paint Metal Garage Door To Look Like Wood

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.

Paint metal garage door to look like wood.

It s amazing how they can make tile look like real wood now. The job is to paint a set of stairs and the hand railings to look like wood in a new home. There are 12 stair treads a landing and then 6 more treads plus the handrails. Choose exterior paints for an exterior surface and interior paints for a project area that faces the inside of the home.

And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique. Creating the fake wood finish requires two latex enamel wood colors and a clear latex glaze or acrylic sealer. Transform your garage door to a gorgeous fauxwood door with this easy gel stain diy garagedoor makeover. Another option is to buy a new steel garage door with wood grain patterns.

This technique will give the appearance of a high end solid. You have to do your prep work before you paint a metal door to create the wood grain look. First step is to roll on the wood tone base coat. We chose this gel stain in mahogany.

I originally planned on simply painting that to match the tan on the rest of the door. Now it s time to paint. This was done in 2 steps in 2 days. Clean the door and apply a base coat of paint in the color of your choice.

Use gel stain and a. But after thinking it over i decided to make this door look richer like a brand new expensive solid wood door. However the wood grains on steel do not look realistic. You ll be happy to know that garaga offers a steel garage door in american walnut.

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. To determine ideal wood shades examine an image or an actual piece of your favorite type of wood. A professionally faux painted door will actually look better. To learn more consult a garage door specialist in your area.

When the home was built the home owners had a really beautiful driftwood tile floor installed. It is painted in two directions a first in the garage door industry and then fired. Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it. In this video i transform metal doors into works of art.

A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door. I offer a unique and.