[moneymm22]

For the somewhat "wood grain effect", you must run the brush from bottom to top of each panel.. one stroke only; do not stop and start in between bottom and top. Move over nearly a full brush width, do the same.
Do NOT attempt to touch up any brush coat... bottom to top only strokes.

Try that on a panel... likely you'll see what you're looking for.

give it one more try. Natural look Wood grain is not perfect.

maybe the problem is the product, im using this giani granite wood look paint. they tell you to use a wet/damp brush or this giant mitt. there is 100% no way with this product to get from the top of a board to the bottom applying the paint evenly it just doesnt work like that at all.

this stuff is really for standard fiberglass wood doors that dont have wood planks on top of wood planks like my door does. so its prob just never going to work the way the product was designed..

 

[moneymm22]

I’ll offer an opinion. Yes, it’s blotchy. If you decide for a third attempt, it needs to be done in sections, as it would’ve been constructed. Think like a carpenter. When I’ve done this type of work, I taped off all horizons. Apply glaze. Let dry. Tape all verticals. Apply glaze. Let dry. You get the picture. You can’t stop mid board.
I think the base coat is a nice color if you decide to paint. It picks up the color in the stone facade. Maybe do the horizontal and cross pieces white.
Just my two cents.
Edit- keep in mind that water based products always dry darker. The pics of your first attempt looks very dark. It doesn’t seem that there’s anything else so dark on your house except maybe the front door which is not easily seen.

like this? interesting, would certainly make the doors pop. not sure i love the base coat color. (i like it, just not sure the gray goes with the earth tones in the bricks and the green siding?)

 

[moneymm22]

Faux wood painting isn't as easy as it sounds.

Most of the garage doors I've painted have either matched the trim color or the siding color BUT as noted above there is no right/wrong answer. Whatever pleases you and yours - works.

yea im just not good with paint colors and things like that. if i went back to the wood grain look, should i try a gel stain instead of this wood look paint product that is apparently very difficult to use.

 

[moneymm22]

I feel your pain. I've had several paint letdowns when I unknowingly got a unique product. Some products don't mind haphazard strokes, some require long, deliberate strokes. Some like multiple thin applications, some like to be slathered on thick. I'd continue that second attempt to see what happens. The longest, continuousest strokes possible along the grain on each board may even things out.

What's the consistency of this paint? The main thing I see that makes it look odd is the darkening at the edges of the boards. It's like the paint is pooling there. Other than that it just looks like it needs a second coat.

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it’s a water based paint. They basically want You to set your brush every couple minutes to keep the paint from sticking to the boards too much Bc then you won’t see the base coat color.
The photo u drew on is my first attempt and on that one for some dumb reason I was trying to have dark spots vertically where each section opens. As u can see on my second attempt I got rid of those. But still blotchy elsewhere.

 

[moneymm22]

it’s a water based paint. They basically want You to set your brush every couple minutes to keep the paint from sticking to the boards too much Bc then you won’t see the base coat color.
The photo u drew on is my first attempt and on that one for some dumb reason I was trying to have dark spots vertically where each section opens. As u can see on my second attempt I got rid of those. But still blotchy elsewhere.

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[moneymm22]

a couple more coats applied, still a ton of work to do, not alot of time to paint b/c sun hits doors at like noon for the rest of the day, any more opinons,

here is what could look like when done, and what could look like with white border.