Faux Painted Panel Doors

At faux doors we elevate the curb appeal and attraction of your home by hand painting your current garage doors to look like real wood grain doors.

Faux painted panel doors.

For a previously finished door sand and wipe clean. Just pop it into a baggie or some plastic wrap and it is good to go while waiting for the paint to dry on the door before the next color. Faux wood painting on hollow core doors. Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it.

Technique for faux wood painting metal doors. I already had the paint. To make sure my faux woodgrain painting would look authentic i made sure to follow how the grain on my doors was directed so my painted wood grain effect would look as close to real wood as possible. For an unfinished door sand smooth and apply a coat of primer.

Like many designs and styles from the 70s fake wood paneling s popularity did not last leaving many homeowners stuck with a wall or surface that looks like a poor combination of wood and plastic. Warm up a metal door with the look of natural wood. With our proprietary polymer paint our faux wood finish is designed to last for the. Apply two base coats sugar and cream shown to the entire door and let dry.

Creating a faux wood garage door. How to paint faux woodgrain. Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller.

The flat paneled door with molding trim to faux raised panel door project including trim and paint cost around 30 00. Faux or fake wood paneling was a very popular wall design in the 1970s. Once you perfect your technique on your first panel you just repeat it on each panel. If you notice the doors are made up of panels where some of the wood grain is horizontal and other sections vertical.

Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. You can wash it out after this last brown layer. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels.

I keep a paint brush handy for the edges and any nooks and crannies that the roller cannot hit. Time wise my panels were 37 x 17 1 2 and 23 x 17 1 2 and it took about 3 hours to measure cut the trim and glue. Remove the knobs and door hardware but leave the door on its hinges. I use aluminum foil to line my tray and a 4 inch foam roller to roll the paint onto the door.