Staining Metal Garage Doors To Look Like Wood

Creating the fake wood finish requires two latex enamel wood colors and a clear latex glaze or acrylic sealer.

Staining metal garage doors to look like wood.

Regular stain will not adhere to painted pieces then i used a good paintbrush purdy is my all time favorite to apply a coat of the mixed stain to a small section of the door attempting to create a natural wood look. 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 gives it the appearance of a genuine wood door with the woodgrain effect embossed on the surface of the metal. Gel stains dry quickly so plan on doing this project in the cool part of the day or when the door is in the shade.

Our house faces south. Always go the direction of the wood grain pattern on the door. And it only takes a couple of hours. It s a pretty easy thing to do overall.

It is painted in two directions a first in the garage door industry and then fired. Get jlc news in your inbox. This thicker wiping stain or a similar gel stain is key for this project. Staining steel garage doors to look like wood as the owners of a san clemente calif specialty painting company called rags 2 rich s husband and wife team rich howe and cindy miller do a wide range of faux finish work including convincing renderings of masonry plaster and marble.

Most garage doors are stamped to look like wood grain even though they are metal. For staining metal doors you can buy a gel stain that comes in different colors of wood for different preferences like mahogany or walnut. I used themahogany wood gel stain by minwax even though it s for wood it works on metal. If you have a fiberglass door you can paint it to look like stained wood with these few simple steps.

Transform your garage door to a gorgeous fauxwood door with this easy gel stain diy garagedoor makeover. English oak base coat honey oak finish coat quality paint brush or. Giani honey oak kit sun damaged door. If you began with a garage door that was already dark colored one coat may be sufficient.

Most garage doors are stamped to look like wood grain even though they are metal. You ll be happy to know that garaga offers a steel garage door in american walnut. Changing the color of our fiberglass door. I used the mahogany wood gel stain by minwax since it s gel it works on metal and a 2 foam brush.

Choose exterior paints for an exterior surface and interior paints for a project area that faces the inside of the home. It s a pretty easy thing to do overall. We chose this gel stain in mahogany.