Paint Siding To Look Like Wood

This technique has less sheen than gel stain and because you are using latex paint you get the same results every single time.

Paint siding to look like wood.

This paint over stain technique is not a stain at all but because you paint in one direction the base coat shows through in such a way to look like wood grains providing a subtle barn wood finish to an existing piece. Certain teed makes a vinyl siding that looks like wood and they also make other composites that look like wood why are you choosing vinyl siding. Your results may vary. T 8 plankwall in distressed wood is metal siding that is designed to look like old reclaimed wood.

Also this technique may not be suitable for surfaces. Apply the paint pad to the paint scraping it across the edge of the paint tray to remove excess paint. Select a paint color depending on your desired finished product. With the project surface primed you re ready to apply a base coat of paint that looks like wood.

To create the appearance of wood i used a coffee colored if you take your coffee with milk enamel paint which in portuguese is called tabac i guess because it has the appearance of dried tobacco. Please experiment on some scrap before trying this on something permanent. Choose a low luster latex paint that matches the undertones of the type of wood you want your. The fiber cement looks so real in fact that it pairs beautifully with the natural wood columns in the front.

In this case the fiber cement siding has been stained to help capture the look of real wood for this rustic cabin. Carefully draw the pad along the grain of the boards applying paint only to the raised areas. This metal siding is a better alternative to real reclaimed lumber or distressed wood for the following reasons. The golden beige provides the lighter colored grain of the faux cedar boards.