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.
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.
This was done in 2 steps in 2 days.
Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.
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.
Wipe the brush or the tool off on a rag after each pass to prevent blobs of dark glaze on the 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.
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.
How to paint metal doors to have a woodgrain look.
Our giani wood look kit for garage doors includes all the tools you need to makeover your garage door from start to finish.
A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door.
A professionally faux painted door will actually look better.
However the wood grains on steel do not look realistic.
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.