Wipe the brush or the tool off on a rag after each pass to prevent blobs of dark glaze on the door.
Paint garage door to look like wood grain.
Brush a layer of the grain glaze mixture over one area of the door in the direction you prefer for the faux grain effect.
How to paint metal doors to have a woodgrain look.
From cold plain white or simple solid paint your garage door to look like wood in a single morning or afternoon with giani wood look paint for garage doors.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
Drag either a dry paintbrush or a wood grain rocker tool through the wet glaze to create the look of grain.
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 professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
The giani wood look paint kit is a simple two step application that will transform smooth embossed flat or raised panel doors into high end carriage style doors in just three hours.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
However the wood grains on steel do not look realistic.
Wood grain can be added to any door or surface with the help of a simple hand held tool that can be purchased at most hardware stores.