A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
Faux wood grain garage door painting.
Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.
Over the last few months i have been looking for garage door painting ideas and after considering my options i decided to go with faux woodgrain or faux bois painting so the door has a stained wood look.
These doors are constructed with steel for strength and durability and molded composite overlays for beauty and realism.
Our goal is to give your doors the appearance of a beautiful wood grain that will make your house look amazing and increase it s value.
Give it a try but remember practice makes perfect.
Steel insulation steel composite overlay.
Simple faux wood grain instructional that anyone can master.
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.
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This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
In this video i show you how i took our boring steel garage door and turned it into a wood door using paint and stain.
It is not hard to do and is a very budget friendly way to update any paintable surface in and around your home.
This technique will fool the most critical eye.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
Unreal garage doors has specialized in faux wood painting for garage doors since 2008.
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.
Supplies cost less than 40 00 or we.
Faux wood look composite overlay available in clear cypress for ultra grain color options and in mahogany for solid colors.
Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use.
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.