Luckily our custom garage door we chose a few years ago already had a faux wood grain inlaid to the panels.
Faux wood painted garage doors.
Allow the primer to dry.
If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner.
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.
Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
Creating a faux wood garage door.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
So off i went to create a faux wood garage door.
Here s what you ll need.
So with some paint i went to work and made our garage door look like this want to give this faux wood garage door a try.
Use an exterior primer if the part of the door getting the faux wood treatment faces outdoors.
At faux doors we elevate the curb appeal and attraction of your home by hand painting your current garage doors to look like real wood grain doors.
Applying a faux wood grain finish can give your garage door some character and enhance your home s exterior.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
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.
We are still in diy home improvement mode so we are painting paula s garage doors live on hometalk.
You can transform any steel or wood garage door with giani wood look paint.
Materials needed sanding block or sander.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
So i really wanted to new garage doors.
Mine were outdated and umm just plain ugly.
We ve been dreaming up garage door makeover ideas since we first purchased our home and though we ve been making over just about every square inch of our house our garage door was working and in great condition.
Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
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This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.
Steel garage doors are durable but they also look industrial or at least identical.
Most of our faux wooden garage doors look very realistic.