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.

Garage door paint stripping.

It is imperative that you wear chemical resistant rubber gloves and eye protection while stripping paint. Apply paint thinner to the painted area with a paint brush. Contact an environmental agency for proper paint removal and disposal for health safety purposes. Pressure wash the area on a setting of 80 psi.

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. If you want to. You can use either oil or latex based paints f. Exposure to rain wind and sunlight causes paint on wooden garage doors to eventually require removal.

Excessive moisture compels paint on exterior wood to peel while blistering paint is a result of extreme temperatures. Scrape all the chipped bubbled and peeling paint off the steel garage door with a rigid metal putty knife. Make sweeping motions with the nozzle and stop periodically to check the progress. This works particularly well on spray paint.

After removing all the paint thoroughly sand the door before refinishing it. In this video i show you step by step how to easily and quickly paint a garage door with professional results. It also took far less coats of stripper than the previous door. I didn t damage any of the moulding on the door doing it this way.

Prepping the garage door ensures that paint will go on easily and hold up well.