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essential tools for faux wood grain finish
Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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A three-piece wood-graining kit (about $4; The Home Depot) makes the job easy and allows you to vary the pattern of your "planks."
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    • small plastic bucket
      Wide-mouth container and two disposable cups
    • paint pan
      Paint tray
    • paintroller
      9-inch roller frame with ½-inch nap roller cover
    • paint combs
      Paint comb
    • graining rocker
      Wood-graining rocker

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    1. ⅜-inch piece of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) cut to size

    2. Latex primer to seal the MDF

    3. Latex paint in two colors—one for the base and one to tint the glaze4. Clear acrylic glaze to create a semitranslucent, luminous top coat with an extended working time