In this first picture you can see where I have already scrubbed the door clean and primed it. Then I am half way done painting on the base coat.
The base coat is on here in the second picture. Its not unusual for the client to get a little nervous at this point seeing the orange color. This color for the garage door is a Sherwin Williams color called True Penny. Painting around the 'Star Burst' windows is a challenge. It takes much longer to paint those than if they weren't there at all.
Now the double garage door is starting look good. In the next picture I have painted the center panels and the vertical areas between them. I have the top horizontal area taped off and have painted the first wood grain color there. For this door I am using a SW color called Fiery Brown. For the second coat I mix black into the Fiery Brown at least 1:1 and maybe even a little more black than that. I always use at least two wood grain colors. I find this gives the doors a deeper and richer look.
The door is done and looking good. You can see how using the orange paint really gives the garage door a rich warm inviting wood grain tone. Take note of the beveled areas around the center panels. After the two wood grain coats I go back once again and do what I call 'picture frame' the panels by painting another coat of the dark color on the beveled areas.
Here's a closer view of the panels. If you look you can still some wood graining on 'picture frame' beveled areas even though they are pretty dark brown at this point.
