Garage Doors Painted To Look Like Wood
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Garage doors painted to look like wood. 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. A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door. If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner. Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
Fiberglass garage doors the first three garage doors in the line up are our overhead door impression fiberglass garage doors that utilize artfully molded wood grain fiberglass surface which gives the beauty of wood without the maintenance. Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors. 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. 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.
In addition to the paint you ll need rollers brushes a drop cloth and painters tape. We chose this gel stain in mahogany. A diy alternative to garageskins is painting your garage door. Paint your garage door and your front door to look like real wood with giani wood look paint.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better. If you have a garage door such as this you can get this project done for about 40 and that s including the brushes. Painting your garage door is a great way to add curb appeal 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.
Giani wood look is a simple diy makeover system that requires little preparation and will transform the front of your home. These garage doors are some of the closest you ll get to the look of real wood. Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth. As you can see with a basic garage door you don t even have to do any taping to get the effect of a wood garage door.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous fauxwood door with this easy gel stain diy garagedoor makeover.