I am pretty crafty and this was a fail.
Faux wood stain garage door.
It is painted in two directions a first in the garage door industry and then fired.
They look like the real thing are a fraction of the price lightweight and low maintenance.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
This project is super simple and only required 2 3 materials.
I used a gel stain to create a faux wood finish on both of my doors.
So i tried giving my garage a faux look with the gel stain technique.
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Just a light coat i roll most of the areas with a foam roller and.
It s hard to even tell the difference.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
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Creating a faux wood garage door.
This gives it the appearance of a genuine wood door with the woodgrain effect embossed on the surface of the metal.
I wanted a faux wood garage door and i decided to dim do it myself.
That will allow your gel stain to go over the top without soaking into the chalk paint.
Faux wood garage doors also called wood look doors are made with steel or aluminum with a faux wood overlay.
Faux wood garage door overlay is made to look like true wood with intricate graining and knots.
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.
I think it s from the thickness of the gel stain.
Ultra grain paint system carries a limited lifetime warranty.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
This stain is meant for veneer fiberglass and other non wood surfaces especially useful if applying vertically.
Enjoy the authentic look of swing out coach house doors paired with the modern day functionality of upward operation.
It turned out muddy and didn t look faux at all.
Ultra grain eliminates the ongoing maintenance and staining requirements of a real wood door.
We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
After 2 panels i hate it.
This product is perfect on exterior garage doors and.
Choose the right stain color.
Here it is in its prep mode.
Clean your garage door first.
Insulated carriage house garage doors with faux wood look composite overlays.
I barely even used any out of the quart i had.
It won t rot warp crack or shrink.
You can use the same product you will use to seal your project at the end modern master clear supreme in satin.
Tips for a diy garage door makeover and how to gel stain a garage door to look like wood.