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Metal doors painted to look like wood.
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.
For the wood look browse though magazines and try to narrow down on the kind of wood finish you would like.
But after thinking it over i decided to make this door look richer like a brand new expensive solid wood door.
Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use.
Head to the home décor store and browse through the various samples.
Giani honey oak kit sun damaged door.
And it only takes a couple of hours.
The first step to paint metal doors is to ascertain the kind of look you want the end product to have.
Our house faces south.
Step 2 buying the supplies.
Warm up a metal door with the look of natural wood.
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.
Technique for faux wood painting metal doors.
I originally planned on simply painting that to match the tan on the rest of the door.
Step 1 the look.
Faux painting your metal doors to simulate natural wood can give them charming character and a.
And i knew i could achieve the look using my faux wood grain painting technique.