ALLWAY GT3 3-Piece Wood Graining Set

I bought these with a fair amount of skepticism, but was really happy with the results. It made my homemade plywood and pine bookshelf look just like oak. I watched a few videos first which really helped with the application. Very pleased!

On a budget and wanting to change the wall in my kitchen I purchased medium density, fiber board, wainscoting that they use wall paneling. The problem is it was smooth and slick. Well with this wonderful tool I was able to put three different layers of paint on there before I finally got that wood look in that color that I arrived at looks amazing then I got so excited by this success I decided to do my stairs and it looks great too covers up all the imperfections on the stairs. I’m gonna be doing so much more now easy to use an unbelievable value. When you think in terms of all the money you’re saving when you can’t afford to buy actual wood items.

This thing is pretty cool. I redid my kitchen and initially was going to do a white paper bag type flooring, but white is not a great color to try and do a paper flooring with because you cant see any variations as you do with a colored paper, and because the white paper becomes see through once the water and glue is added which makes seeing whatever is underneath (including the other pieces of white paper overlapping which looks like complete poo). That being said, I decided to paint the entire floor white. But that just looked to plain and blah. So I then added faux grout lines using paint pens to simulate a white tile look. But it wasn't even the slightest convincing of being real tile because of the lighting and shading you would see on real tile wasn't there. That being said, I decided to give this thing a try. I repaint over some of the fake tile lines to make them into bigger slats / planks, and then used a variation of a lighter grey paint (very close to off white) with random streaks of a slightly darker grey (to give diversity across the faux planks) and I got to say...it turned out pretty amazing. I was actually surprised. A few things to mention: Since I was painting and graining in planks (one to 2 at a time) I decided not to even use a glaze. I hate mixing glaze and I found it to be very messy and increased the ultimate drying time (not just the 'working' time) substantially when I last used it on my walls. It wasn't necessary since I was painting and rolling in a short amount of time. Saved money and mess by not using it. The rolling action on these isnt the best. I feel like the roller itself is too stiff. I think it would have been easier and more effective if the lines were much more plyable and rubbery tectured. I found myself pulling too much paint off a lot of times and having to repaint and re-roll. My technique developed and it happened less as I went, but it was still happening because it was stiff. Not a huge problem, but made the project take slightly longer. I didnt use the triangle piece at all. I used a straw broom instead. Seemed less manufactured than the tool they provided. The small roller was nice, however, if I started from the one end it would just completely scrap all of the paint off. So I only used it starting at the other end (the rounded parts being at the top). Hard to describe, but you will see what I mean if you get it and try. The handle and roller and be flipped so you can start at different ends. I don't think this was described on the instructions. I just figured it out on my own by mistake, but I didn't flip it back and forth even once I did figure it out. Prob would have made even more variation if I did, but I didn't feel I needed too. A lot of people practice before they start. I don't have patience and just jumped right in. Took me a plank or 2 to get into the groove and I only had to go back and fix the first plank slightly since then. So it wasn't the end of the world to get used too for me. So I wouldn't get overwhelmed about having to practice first, but it would definitely help if you happen to have patience. and lastly, I did this on a vinyl flooring with texture and grooves in it. So it made it very difficult to even get a good action with the roller. This thing is definitely gonna give great results using it on a smoother surface. But it still turned out great in spite of this issue. Wood grain in reality is very diverse. So even messing uo (which I did often) still seems to look natural. What I noticed more than anything is that its more about the combination of paints / colors and layers which can make or break it. I first went too dark of a grey over the white and it looked very fake. starting over with a very light grey with only darker random streaks of grey made it look more realistic. In the end, I think it looks unbelievably like realistic, faux wood panels. And I have to be honest, I really wasnt trying hard as I have tried so many different things already to make the floor look decent and I was at the point I just wanted it done and over with. I know if i really took my time and put a little more effort into painting the wood grain on I could have made it look 10x better. That being said, I wouldn't confuse my floor with real wood. But those fake laminate wood grain panels...sure. I seen a video with a guy using a full on round roller with his hands. I think that would have worked much better then this quarter round grain on a stick method and I would have preferred the one he was using. But like I said, it still turned out great. I will post some before and after pictures when I get a chance.

Used on a steel door to make wood grain. They did a good job. You would never know it wasn't real.

Ok tool, takes a bit of trial and error to get it looking good, product doesn't include enough instructions IMHO but you can look up how to use it on YouTube

Wanted to add a shiplap accent wall in my beachfront condo bathroom, but putting actual wood in a high-humidity, moisture-laden bathroom located on the high-humidity coastline of NC, is a mold disaster waiting to happen! So I opted to paint the wall and this tool set helped make the paint job look like the shiplap wall I wanted. Most people cannot tell it's a paint job when they first look at it...looks like actual wood planks on the wall. Very easy to use once you get the hang of it & they clean up nicely for further use. Worth the investment.

This set of tools work GREAT! I was like some other reviewers at first in not thinking these work. My first couple of attempts did not work out. I don't know if others were having the same issue because they did what I did or not, but what I incorrect did was try to add paint instead of taking paint off. I learned that you paint your base color first and let it completely dry. You then paint the "highlight" color. While still wet, you immediately use the tools to get the wood grain effect. I found it best to use the comb-like tool, then use the wood grainer. No need to use a perfect and expensive brush. I got the best effect by using a very cheap or old brush and not trying to be perfect with the strokes of the brush or the strokes of the wood graining tools. The whole thing is supposed to be natural, not machine like perfect.

Perfect. I'm redoing all my trim and doors but there was a few wood platforms I didn't want to replace. These tools saved a lot of time and money paired with retinque wood paint and stain. The painting technique is a lot different than regular painting but is not too hard to learn

My husband has enjoyed using them. The tools are not difficult to use after a bit of practice. They arrived on time and were well packaged.

Todo muy bien, el producto excelente

Used on a side table for my living room and loved the new look it gave it easy to use and sturdy

ok

Good