I finished up some garage doors today.  These garage doors I painted to look like a deep mahogany.  This is becoming popular here in St. Petersrburg, FL.

In this first picture you can see I have already primed and painted the doors the basecoat color which is a Sherwin-Williams color called Tatami Tan.

Now here is something I do not understand.  This next picture the color is totally blown out but its the same door using the same camera, go figure.  In this picture you can see how I tape off the individual panels.  The stroke is a horizontal stroke to make the wood grain pattern so I totally tape off the vertical space between the panels.

This next picture shows the panels with the first coat of brown paint.  For a mahogany look I use  a Sherwin-Williams color called Fiery Brown.  As you can see the tape is needed as there is no way not to over paint.   I use the yellow frog tape.  Its for delicate surfaces so it will not pull off the paint.  This is good because I will be taping over the painted panels later in the day and I don't want to pull any paint off.

In this next picture you can see where I have applied the second coat of wood grain color.  This color is made by mixing the Fiery Brown with black in a one to one ratio.  Then I water it down a lot when I apply it.  I like to 'picture frame' each panel by going around the beveled edge with a heavy coat of the brown-black mix.

Ok, in this next picture we are back to the real life color of the door and wood graining.  Again I have no idea why there is a difference using the same camera but there it is.  In this picture all the individual panels are done with both wood grain colors (the fiery brown and the fiery brown plus black mix).  You can also see where I have finished the door trim there on the right side of the photo.

In this next picture you can see I have finished all the panels and the door trim.  The color is good in this one also and probably the closest to what it really is.

I have finished the vertical spaces here in this photo.

Here you can see how I tape off for the horizontal spaces.

And finally a photo of the finished garage doors.  The color is not dead on but not too far off.