Wooden doors are often expensive and may require a lot of maintenance.
Fo paint garage doors to look like wood.
If the door has raised panels apply the paint in the direction you prefer for the faux wood grain this way any visible brush strokes add to the grain effect.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
I finished up a new garage door job this week.
I painted three garage doors to look like wood two single garage doors and a double.
I decided i wanted a wood front door to coordinate with our wood look garage door and wood accent exterior lights but i did not want to strip and restain the 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.
It is a grayish tone of wood.
But if you want your garage door to look elegant like a wooden garage door without actually purchasing it i tell you it is possible.
Here are the steps on how to paint that garage door to look like wood.
Not a driftwood color but on the grayish side nonetheless goes perfectly with the new home color.
You can paint your steel garage door to look like wood.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
The color of doors is not typically a color scheme i use but i really like it.
Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.
Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use.
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.
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.