Painting your garage door.
Garage door painted to look like wood.
I originally planned on simply painting that to match the tan on the rest of the door.
Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.
Paint your garage door and your front door to look like real wood with giani wood look paint.
Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
Browse our gallery to find color inspiration for your garage door.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
The only color aspect of the exterior that i am 100 sure of is i like the look of stained wood doors like the wood on these garage door.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
It comes with two cans of wood tone base coat two cans of wood grain finish coat a giani paint mitt 2 brush two plastic tarps roller tray 6 roller arm and one cover and two stir sticks.
Use an exterior primer if the part of the.
Gently sand a previously painted door to make the door more receptive to primer.
And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique.
A diy alternative to garageskins is painting your garage door.
You can use a product like giani wood look paint and giani decorative magnetic garage door window panes to completely transform your plain white garage door in less than 3 hours.
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.
Giani wood look is a simple diy makeover system that requires little preparation and will transform the front of your home.
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 technique will give the appearance of a high end solid.
If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner.
Upgrade your home s curb appeal in a single day.
Painting your garage door is a great way to add curb appeal to your home.
Most neutral colors would work great for this but if you ve got a bright or bold garage door color you may consider painting it neutral before adding the gel stain.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.