Faux Paint Door Panels

How to paint faux woodgrain.

Faux paint door panels.

When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller. For most doors you ll have at least two panels one above and one below the doorknob. This step by step tutorial from jenna sue design company takes a plain slab door and turns it into a five panel door. Keep in mind paints dry faster in higher temperatures lower humidity and when exposed to direct sunlight.

With our proprietary polymer paint our faux wood finish is designed to last for the. I already had the paint. Using a tape measure and t square lay out two rectangles one inside the other for each faux panel using light pencil lines. Panel doors for every budget.

Once you perfect your technique on your first panel you just repeat it on each panel. 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. I use aluminum foil to line my tray and a 4 inch foam roller to roll the paint onto the door. Faux finishing coatings tools accessories paint coatings calculator.

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. The black paint gives her doors an extra luxurious appeal too. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. 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.

Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door. When possible paint your door in early morning or late afternoon. Follow this order for best results when using snapdry paint on your doors. Paint a cardboard scrap for practice paint several pieces of scrap cardboard in the same base color you plan to use.

You can wash it out after this last brown layer. You can also divide the large panels into smaller ones on the top or bottom. Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. It looks like a million bucks but only costs 12.

Creating a faux wood garage door. 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. 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.

Faux wood painting on hollow core doors. Print a copy of the door painting guide. If you notice the doors are made up of panels where some of the wood grain is horizontal and other sections vertical.