I used a gel stain to create a faux wood finish on both of my doors.
Faux wood stain garage door.
To learn more consult a garage door specialist in your area.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.
Choose the right stain color.
Insulated carriage house garage doors with faux wood look composite overlays.
It s hard to even tell the difference.
This product is perfect on exterior garage doors and.
This stain is meant for veneer fiberglass and other non wood surfaces especially useful if applying vertically.
You ll be happy to know that garaga offers a steel garage door in american walnut.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
I think it s from the thickness of the gel stain.
Here it is in its prep mode.
This gives it the appearance of a genuine wood door with the woodgrain effect embossed on the surface of the metal.
This project is super simple and only required 2 3 materials.
It is painted in two directions a first in the garage door industry and then fired.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
That will allow your gel stain to go over the top without soaking into the chalk paint.
Ultra grain paint system carries a limited lifetime warranty.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
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Enjoy the authentic look of swing out coach house doors paired with the modern day functionality of upward operation.
I wanted a faux wood garage door and i decided to dim do it myself.
Clean your garage door first.
Creating a faux wood garage door.
It turned out muddy and didn t look faux at all.
You can use the same product you will use to seal your project at the end modern master clear supreme in satin.
After 2 panels i hate it.
I barely even used any out of the quart i had.
Faux wood garage doors also called wood look doors are made with steel or aluminum with a faux wood overlay.
Just a light coat i roll most of the areas with a foam roller and.
Ultra grain is available on four of clopay s most energy efficient insulated steel garage door models in a variety of styles and colors to fit your home style and your budget.
They look like the real thing are a fraction of the price lightweight and low maintenance.
So i tried giving my garage a faux look with the gel stain technique.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
It won t rot warp crack or shrink.
Ultra grain eliminates the ongoing maintenance and staining requirements of a real wood door.
Wood grain doors provide consumers with wood look garage doors that are actuall faux wooden garage doors for homeowners that want the rich look of a real wood garage door but without the regular maintenance have a lot of options to choose from.
Most of our faux wooden garage doors look very realistic.