Painting Faux Windows On Garage Door

A typical two car garage will probably need two sets of 2 panels 4 panels in total.

Painting faux windows on garage door.

This project was so easy to complete. All the pics i ve seen elsewhere are of white or cream color doors. Faux garage door to paint a faux garage door from common look like a wooden garage is easy. The only materials were some orcal 651 vinyl and blue painters tape.

Paint one side of the plexiglass window remove the protective plastic coating from one side of each window pane and. Save time when painting the. The color used is based sherwin williams monarch gold. Make faux window garage door windows.

Make pvc frame. I used the left overs from the magnetic covers to make 8 hinges. Then mark the hole locations with a pencil and pre drill the pilot holes. Mix your paint well and pour into your lined tray.

Tape off anything areas you want to keep free of paint. Also get sherwin williams woodsy brown for the overlay coating on monarch gold color. Then i put them in place. I keep a paint brush handy for the edges and any nooks and crannies that the roller cannot hit.

I took magnetic vent covers and cut 6 panes of glass from them for each of the 8 top panels on the 2 garage doors and then spray painted them with a shiny dark charcoal colour. You should select uv protected paint color base suitable outdoor lackluster added matte finish. I use aluminum foil to line my tray and a 4 inch foam roller to roll the paint onto the door. It s ok you want a clean line and it s.

We are going to paint our currently cream colored garage doors moss sage green. If we paint the faux windows do you think it will look ok if the cross joints of the windows are green or should they be left cream colored. Next center the middle two panels on the garage door and after making sure each panel is level mark with a pencil where all window panels will go. The panels took approximately 10 minutes to cut and about 30 minutest to apply onto the garage door.

Prepare your garage doors for a fresh coat of paint by removing stains grease and dirt first. Use drop cloths on the ground and tape off the areas surrounding the garage doors before painting. The faux windows look awesome. From a distance it is hard to tell that they aren t real windows.