Our faux wood painting process can transform your existing garage or almost any other painted surface to look like real wood.
Before and after faux wood garage door paint.
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.
If your garage door is less than five years old and has a glazed paint finish you ll have to sand it to remove the sheen in order for the stain to adhere properly.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
I used the verathane brand gel stain in mahogany an exterior version of gel stain doesn t seem to exist but i ll be sealing this a quart was more than enough for 2 double doors.
Faux wood panel before and after.
Time for the gel stain.
They love how the dark faux wood finish pops against the white and adds another layer of color and texture to the exterior.
Giani wood look is a simple diy makeover system that requires little preparation and will transform the front of your home.
We have a 3 car garage and this is on my fall honey do list.
Chip and joanna would be proud of the progress this couple has made so far.
Every paint job is done by hand and is unique to your home.
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.
Upgrade your home s curb appeal in a single day.
Turn on the sound to hear me narrate what i am doing in the video below.
Thanks for the tutorial on faux wood paint on a garage door.
You can choose from one of our many color options or we can customize one for you.
Depending on the condition of the paint that s currently on your metal garage door you may have to do a little sanding to remove any superficial rust.
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.
One point i see a lot of people making faux carriage doors but they all have the same flaw.