Technique for faux wood painting metal doors.
Metal doors painted to look like wood.
But after thinking it over i decided to make this door look richer like a brand new expensive solid wood door.
Head to the home décor store and browse through the various samples.
Step 1 the look.
The first step to paint metal doors is to ascertain the kind of look you want the end product to have.
Warm up a metal door with the look of natural wood.
And it only takes a couple of hours.
Changing the color of our fiberglass door.
How to paint metal doors to have a woodgrain look.
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.
Our house faces south.
Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use.
This technique will give the appearance of a high end solid.
And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique.
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.
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.
Step 2 buying the supplies.
Giani honey oak kit sun damaged door.