Garage Door Paint Stripping

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

Garage door paint stripping.

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. This works particularly well on spray paint. If you want to. Contact an environmental agency for proper paint removal and disposal for health safety purposes.

The previous door that i had stripped without using the plastic wrap only stripper and scraper was pretty damaged. 2 sand the areas with medium grade sandpaper where the paint has been removed to lightly. Put on your protective gear the work gloves dust mask and safety goggles and then remove any rusted or chipped. It s best to begin sanding only after you ve stripped both sides of the door as well as the edges.

Make sweeping motions with the nozzle and stop periodically to check the progress. I didn t damage any of the moulding on the door doing it this way. It also took far less coats of stripper than the previous door. Prepping the garage door ensures that paint will go on easily and hold up well.

Scrape all the chipped bubbled and peeling paint off the steel garage door with a rigid metal putty knife. You can use either oil or latex based paints f. Excessive moisture compels paint on exterior wood to peel while blistering paint is a result of extreme temperatures. Apply paint thinner to the painted area with a paint brush.

In this video i show you step by step how to easily and quickly paint a garage door with professional results.