Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
How to make a garage door look like wood.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous fauxwood door with this easy gel stain diy garagedoor makeover.
Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
However the wood grains on steel do not look realistic.
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If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner.
Garage door makeover with stain to create a faux wood effect.
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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.
It s actually pretty easy to do and will only take an afternoon to really change the way your garage door looks.
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.
This project is simple and has a huge effect on the look of your home.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
I didn t know that simple stains can make a faux wood look that is very convincing.
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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Gently sand a previously painted door to make the door more receptive to primer.
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The wood stamping on the door showed beautifully through the staining process and my garage door looks like real stained wood for the cost of paint.
Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.