Timber colour paint

[sanga]

G'day everyone!

I'm a new member to this forum but have found it really interesting so far!

I was wondering if anyone could help me please? I recently built a house with bifold doors opening up to a deck. I wanted the bifolds to remain timber but sadly the builder didn't realise this and painted over my beautiful timber bifolds with a white semi gloss paint.

I was devasted until the building supervisor told me about timber colour paint. Apparently there is a paint product out there that comes in a range of natural timber colours and even (god knows how this is possible - don't know if the supervisor was just trying to yank my chain to stop me from punching him) retains that grainy look of real timber.

Has anyone heard or used this product and can you recommend it?
Thanks very much!

[Gooner]

did he mean "paint stripper" ? :)

[Master Splinter]

I'd say its called paint stripper, too.

The only fake grain I know of is done with a graining comb and a fine paintbrush, and it is not fun. Unless done by someone talented, it looks rubbish, too.

So use the methylene chloride based stripper, wear eye/hand protection (if it gets on skin, you really know about it), work in small patches and since its fairly fresh, the paint should come off fairly easily.

Clean timber as per instructions on tin, sand, and apply 3 coats of botecote epoxy resin to seal the timber, and then 3 coats of varnish to protect the epoxy against UV (might as well be marine varnish or polyurethane as you will be going to a boat shop to get the epoxy resin anyway).

Scuff sand every 3-5 years and apply more varnish as it weathers. Or leave it for 10 years and be prepared to strip and sand back to bare timber.

[Haveago1]

It's on the shelf next to the striped paint that 1st year apprentices were sent to the hardware store to buy....

[Axel]

Actually I have seen a paint product that supposedly gives a timber look. Works similar to suede effects paint in that streaks in the paint dry to a different shade and create the effect of timber grain. Color of the paint being brown and the brush marks/streaks drying to either a lighter or darker shade.

Not surprisingly it was on clearance.