Garage Door Painted To Look Like Wood

Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.

Garage door painted to look like wood.

If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner. You may remember last summer s tutorial on how i faux painted my front door to look like it was stained wood with transparent wood grain showing through. A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door. You can use a product like giani wood look paint and giani decorative magnetic garage door window panes to completely transform your plain white garage door in less than 3 hours.

Painting your garage door is a great way to add curb appeal to your home. Upgrade your home s curb appeal in a single day. Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish. A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.

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. Use an exterior primer if the part of the. A diy alternative to garageskins is painting your garage door. 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.

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. Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors. Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory. Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.

Gently sand a previously painted door to make the door more receptive to primer. But after thinking it over i decided to make this door look richer like a brand new expensive solid wood door. Painting your garage door. Browse our gallery to find color inspiration for your garage door.

Giani wood look is a simple diy makeover system that requires little preparation and will transform the front of your home. I love the look of stained wood doors so much. And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique. The only color aspect of the exterior that i am 100 sure of is i like the look of stained wood doors like the wood on these garage door.

I originally planned on simply painting that to match the tan on the rest of 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.