Changing the color of our fiberglass door.
Metal garage doors painted look like wood.
These next three doors are made of steel and are designed to look like a traditional wood carriage house door.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
Preparing the project area set a dropcloth on the ground near the door and tape the door frame and hardware with painter s tape to protect it from primer and paint.
How to paint metal doors to have a woodgrain look.
Our house faces south.
If you have a fiberglass door you can paint it to look like stained wood with these few simple steps.
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.
However the wood grains on steel do not look realistic.
Any type of steel door can receive the faux bois treatment even a garage door.
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.
English oak base coat honey oak finish coat quality paint brush or.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
And it only takes a couple of hours.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
Giani honey oak kit sun damaged door.