Faux Finish Wood Grain Doors

But if you don t care to master the 18th century art of hand painting delicate veins and knots there s another way.

Faux finish wood grain doors.

All you need are two colors of latex paint some acrylic glaze and a wood graining rocker which can cut shapely heart grain into wet glaze. Give it a try but remember practice makes perfect. Because unfinished wood is continually breathing applying a finish will also protects the wood from warping due to the effect of moisture providing a permanent seal. Be sure to check out the faux wood doors if you are shopping for new garage doors.

Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door. Painting techniques that mimic the attributes of real wood such as knotholes and. Simple faux wood grain instructional that anyone can master. Drag either a dry paintbrush or a wood grain rocker tool through the wet glaze to create the look of grain.

Ultra grain walnut ultra grain medium ultra grain slate black white and primed. A more expensive option is to install a faux wood garage door. Faux wood look composite overlay available in clear cypress for ultra grain color options and in mahogany for solid colors. Traditional faux graining demands painstaking craftsmanship.

If you notice the doors are made up of panels where some of the wood grain is horizontal and other sections vertical. Finishing interior wood doors is an excellent way to highlight the natural beauty of the wood. This technique will fool the most critical eye. The newer generation faux wood door looks identical to a real wood door but is cheaper and requires less upkeep compared to a real wood door.

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. Wipe the brush or the tool off on a rag after each pass to prevent blobs of dark glaze on the door.