Steel garage doors are durable, but they also look industrial, or at least identical! Applying a faux wood-grain finish can give your garage door some character and enhance your home’s exterior.
Materials Needed
• Sanding block or sander
• Giani Wood Look Paint for Garage Doors
1. Prep the Surface
Clean the surface thoroughly. Also, sand any rough areas and remove any sanding dust with a damp rag.
2. Apply the Base Coat
Apply the base coat of the woodgrain kit. A sash brush works well for the edges, grooves and corners of panels.
A small roller covers the wider areas more quickly. Let dry for an hour.
3. Add the Top Coat
Apply the top coat with the wool glove supplied in the kit. This coat is a darker glaze that does not fully cover the surface, so it leaves a somewhat streaked appearance that simulates woodgrain.
Alternate the direction of strokes depending on where you are on the door. Long horizontal pieces get horizontal strokes; short vertical pieces that separate the panels get vertical strokes.
Keeping the intersection of these lines clean can be difficult with the wool glove, so you may want to switch to a sash brush for the second coat of glaze.
Cost
After two coats of glaze, the door looks like a stained wood door at a fraction of the cost of the real thing.
And the kit to transform this garage door costs just $70!
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Rubber mulch. It’s made from recycled tires. 🙂
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I would like to know when will you post a article on how to change out the garage door rubber seal on the bottom of the door?
Thanks
Hi, Darryl,
We’re always looking for great home improvement topics to cover.
Thanks for your suggestion. We’ll pass it along to the content team.
Take care!
It looks like a wooden garage door you used the Giani wood look technique on. Can this product be used on steel and wooden doors
Hi, Susan!
You can use this product on steel or wood garage doors: https://gianigranite.com/collections/giani-wood-look-paint/products/giani-red-oak-wood-look-paint-kit-garage-doors?variant=6937838845998
Good luck with this project. 🙂
Faux wood door finish. Can that be applied to a white finished aluminum garage door?
Hi, Richard,
Here’s where you can contact Giani, the manufacturer, for product-specific questions: https://gianigranite.com/pages/contact
Good luck!