Wood graining

See grain-it website. Located in FL
Instructional videos on their site
Best available imho
Do a search here, subject belabored lots of times too
 
the best is having a pro do it.
always at Hershey. doing it yourself often results in mediocrity.
 
The kits are bad enough….dollar-wise
The cost of professional is really hard to take.
I’ve seen several first timers do some acceptable graining
 
The Grain-it process is more realistic to original than anything else, as I understand it. it takes practice to learn, but so does any other restoration skill.
 
Used kit…
Likely need new consumables( they dry, etc)and the rollers need to be treated well. You might end up with more outlay than new
 
Sanding & preparing is the important thing, I used a maroon color good quality spray can for the undercoat, after drying sand with a fine sandpaper or steel wool. Then I used a dark varnish with a paint brush for the knots and wood looks, sand and steel wool again for a smooth finish, then a good quality clear coat spray can, about five coats, sanding and steel wool after each clear coat. Mine turned out great just don't get in a hurry.
Bill
 
Grain It kits are nice. The ink dries fairly slow so you have plenty of time to work on touchups etc... or wipe away and start again.

Their videos are pretty good and help quite a bit.

What I found important was the pressure that you apply to the squeegee when pulling ink across the plate needs to be equal each time in order to keep the color tone the same for each consecutive print.

None of their videos points this out.
 
It's great to support the hobby and learn new skills or sharpen existing skills.

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned to be careful regarding the compatibility of primers, base coats, wood graining ink, and clear finish coatings.

However, it's my understanding that there can be issues if all the materials are not compatible.
 
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