And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique.
Metal doors painted to look like wood.
This technique will give the appearance of a high end solid.
For the wood look browse though magazines and try to narrow down on the kind of wood finish you would like.
Head to the home décor store and browse through the various samples.
Step 2 buying the supplies.
English oak base coat honey oak finish coat quality paint brush or.
Giani honey oak kit sun damaged door.
How to paint metal doors to have a woodgrain look.
Our house faces south.
Technique for faux wood painting metal doors.
Changing the color of our fiberglass door.
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.
And it only takes a couple of hours.
Step 1 the look.
If the door has raised panels apply the paint in the direction you prefer for the faux wood grain this way any visible brush strokes add to the grain effect.
Warm up a metal door with the look of natural wood.
Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use.
I originally planned on simply painting that to match the tan on the rest of the door.
If you have a fiberglass door you can paint it to look like stained wood with these few simple steps.