Faux Painted Panel Doors

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.

Faux painted panel doors.

With our proprietary polymer paint our faux wood finish is designed to last for the. Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. I use aluminum foil to line my tray and a 4 inch foam roller to roll the paint onto the 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.

Technique for faux wood painting metal doors. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller. 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. For a previously finished door sand and wipe clean.

This was done in 2 steps in 2 days. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. For an unfinished door sand smooth and apply a coat of primer. How to paint faux woodgrain.

Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. Remove the knobs and door hardware but leave the door on its hinges. Warm up a metal door with the look of natural wood. If you notice the doors are made up of panels where some of the wood grain is horizontal and other sections vertical.

Apply two base coats sugar and cream shown to the entire door and let dry. Faux wood painting on hollow core doors. I keep a paint brush handy for the edges and any nooks and crannies that the roller cannot hit. You can wash it out after this last brown layer.

Follow these steps to create a faux panel painted door. The flat paneled door with molding trim to faux raised panel door project including trim and paint cost around 30 00. I already had the paint. 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.

Make your garage door look like a real raised panel door not just painting wood grain on it. Creating a faux wood garage door. Our painting technique mimics the attributes of real wood to create a visual illusion of an authentic wood door. Faux or fake wood paneling was a very popular wall design in the 1970s.