Garage Door Paint Stripping

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Garage door paint stripping.

It s best to begin sanding only after you ve stripped both sides of the door as well as the edges. After removing all the paint thoroughly sand the door before refinishing it. Excessive moisture compels paint on exterior wood to peel while blistering paint is a result of extreme temperatures. Pressure wash the area on a setting of 80 psi.

Prepping the garage door ensures that paint will go on easily and hold up well. You can use either oil or latex based paints f. The chemicals even the less toxic citristrip can be harmful to your skin or eyes work in a well ventilated area or you may choose to wear a respirator especially when using the mineral spirits. In this video i show you step by step how to easily and quickly paint a garage door with professional results.

Put on your protective gear the work gloves dust mask and safety goggles and then remove any rusted or chipped. 2 sand the areas with medium grade sandpaper where the paint has been removed to lightly. The previous door that i had stripped without using the plastic wrap only stripper and scraper was pretty damaged. Apply paint thinner to the painted area with a paint brush.

This works particularly well on spray paint. Contact an environmental agency for proper paint removal and disposal for health safety purposes. I didn t damage any of the moulding on the door doing it this way. It is imperative that you wear chemical resistant rubber gloves and eye protection while stripping paint.

Exposure to rain wind and sunlight causes paint on wooden garage doors to eventually require removal.