Gort . . . wash isn't texture, it's technique and color; being that you want black/grey I need to know how the door stands right now in order to competently walk you through the correct steps and technique to achieve this finish, i.e., is the door raw wood, clear coated, painted etc.
If you get back to me on the above I'll help you with the finishing schedule to get exactly what it is you want.
**Got your message. OK, here's what you need to do -
(1) Pick the color that you want from the paint department and then look next to or below that color and choose the next darker shade and get this mixed in a quart of flat paint.
(2) With #220 sandpaper and a finishing sander sand the unfinished wood door on all planes until it has a smooth feel. Dust with either a vacuum or compressed air and then tack cloth the door down to remove any remaining dust particles (nothings worse then debris in a finish).
(3) Now here's where I need to get with you for more detail if you want this to have a metal/industrial look. Right now I'll assume you just want a straight wash.
Cut the Quart of paint with a pint water to thin it; with a rag or sponge work it over the door; if it's not dark enough let the first application completely soak in and then re-apply until you get the color you want. If the colors too dark, take a second damped sponge an systematically work from top to bottom or bottom to top, wiping the door down and effectively removing someof the color saturation, i.e. thinning out the color. In either case, the even application and distribution is key. The differences in the grain densities and patterns will provide the washed appearance.
(4) Once the wash is applied and dry I apply a coat of sanding sealer as the moisture from the coating will lift the grain. Now, be sure to use a waterborne sanding sealer because it'll set up and dry in about 20 minutes, and it'll bond to the latex/acrylic paint you used as a wash better. This is available in the home centers and most hardware stores.
(5) When the sealers dried you need to re-sand the door, this time using #320 sandpaper and vac/air and tack it down again.
(6) Here's where we get the look you want in the finished product. Apply a top and final finish coat of Min-Wax ';Polycrylic'; Urethane in satin, semi-gloss- or gloss to the door. I prefer satin and two coats will give you a beautiful protective finish that will last.
There are applications where waterborne products perform exceptionally well. . . this is one of them. It won't yellow as with traditional petroleum based urethanes; the finish dries faster, and it is harder/tougher when cured.
Mike Lonergan
TradesProfessional, Inc.
http://tradesprofessional.comHow do you make a wood wash paint?
Thin out the closest color you can find to what you want. keep thinning it until you get what your looking for. Test it on a peace of scrap of the same wood.
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