by Maxwell Payne

Created on: January 03, 2011

Sometimes a garage door color does not match the building's colors or style. A coat or two of paint can help with that. However if you have a metal garage door that you want to look more like natural wood, glazing the paint is a useful procedure. The process takes multiple steps and waiting periods for coats to dry and every garage door glazing will be unique with swirls, darker and lighter spots, and lines.

Remove any decorative attachments on the garage door. Use painter's masking tape to cover any areas you do not want glazed or painted such as handles and windows. Open the garage door slightly and place the drop cloth half inside the garage and half outside. Shut the door trapping the cloth under the door. Clean the door surface with a cloth soaked in soap and water and allow it to dry.

Use the sandpaper to sand the surface of the door to give it a slightly rough texture. This will help the primer and glaze absorb better into the door surface.

Use the paint brush or roller to apply the tinted primer on the door surface. Allow the primer to dry before proceeding. Pour the paint into the paint tray and use the roller to apply the first coat of paint. Use the paint brush to get corners or crevices on the door's surface.

Allow the first coat to fully dry. Mix 1 part paint with 4 parts of glaze in a large bucket. Mix well with stirring stick. Prepare a second bucket filled with clean water. Place two rags into the paint glaze mixture. Remove them and wring them out so they are wet but not dripping.

Begin rubbing the paint glaze soaked rags all over the door surface moving rapidly. Re soak and wring the rags out when needed. Work quickly to avoid the glaze from hardening.

Take two clean rags and soak them in the clean water bucket. Remove and wring excess water out and begin wiping the rags across the door surface in a wiping motion. The key is to remove most of the glaze and leave some behind to give it the proper appearance. You may need to repeat Step 5 and 6 twice to get the look you want.

Work in small sections to minimize the chance of too much glaze hardening on the door surface.

If you can not find pre-made tinted primer ask the paint specialist at the hardware store to combine your chosen paint color with regular white primer to create a lighter color of the chosen color.

Always wear latex or disposable gloves when handling the rags.

Step away from time to time to get fresh air as needed.

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