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Paint Doors To Look Like Mahogany
Well I could not find the photos I had downloaded the other day of the doors. So I took some new ones on Wed. These doors started off white. In the first picture you can see I have already primed and base coated the doors. The base coat color is a Sherwin-Williams color Tatami Tan.
In the second picture you can see the progression of how I paint the doors. I start from the inside and work out. There is a lot of taping involved and I try to arrange the steps so that when I finish with a section I do not have to tape over to go on to the next section. So that means I want each section to have the finished look before I move on.
In this picture you can see the first coat of the wood grain. I use a Sherwin-Williams color called Fiery Brown for this. I only use the exterior super paint for doors and garage doors. When painted correctly this gives the door a very nice wood grain pattern to it.
In this last picture you can see the second coat of brown applied to the door. What I use for this is I mix the Fiery Brown with a Black paint. I typically use a black called Tricorn Black, again an exterior super paint from SW. This second color I use just plain ol water to thin it with. I want to thin it down quite a bit. This second coat gives the door a deeper wood grain effect as it adds another layer of graining and color. Now you can see the difference between the two coats and how much richer the door looks. This is the finisted look of the grain. I hope to finish the doors on Monday and will post some finished pictures then.
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