Savannah clear 6 lite lhis mahogany stained wood prehung front door with double 14 in.
Faux wood stained front door.
Use vertical strokes for the panels and sides of the door and.
Start with the inside panels and work your way to the outside of the door.
I used a faux wood painting technique and gel stain to give our ordinary metal front door the l.
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Home owners looking for the look of a real wood garage door to improve curb appeal but on a limited budget will find this faux wood painting technique useful.
A wipe down faux painting technique can be used.
Sidelites model m6410 103010 ct 4irh 16.
Prime the door with a rust resistant latex primer even if the door is new and has been primed at the factory.
However the wood graining tool may be too difficult to use consistently for a large surface area like a garage door.
Clean your garage door first.
Diy faux wood front door makeover.
Choose the right stain color.
Apply your gel wood stain to the door with a foam brush.
Here is the before photo of the front entrance of my house that i shared with you on instagram a few weeks ago.
If the door is new clean it with a mild degreasing household cleaner.
Then wipe it clean with a damp cloth.
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We chose this gel stain in mahogany.
Use an exterior primer if the part of the door getting the faux wood treatment faces outdoors.
After removing the hardware and cleaning off all the cobwebs and bugs i gave the door a once over with a coat of exterior flat paint.
Allow the primer to dry.
Transform your garage door to a gorgeous faux wood door with this easy gel stain diy garage door makeover.
This technique will give the appearance of a high end solid wood door even close up for under 40.
The doors are unique in design and solid but the finish was in bad shape and i have been wanting to lighten the wood stain color of the doors so it matches the lake side of the house where the wood trim is lighter.
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And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique.