Garage Door Paint Stripping

It is imperative that you wear chemical resistant rubber gloves and eye protection while stripping paint.

Garage door paint stripping.

Scrape all the chipped bubbled and peeling paint off the steel garage door with a rigid metal putty knife. Apply paint thinner to the painted area with a paint brush. Put on your protective gear the work gloves dust mask and safety goggles and then remove any rusted or chipped. If you want to.

After removing all the paint thoroughly sand the door before refinishing it. The previous door that i had stripped without using the plastic wrap only stripper and scraper was pretty damaged. You can use either oil or latex based paints f. It s best to begin sanding only after you ve stripped both sides of the door as well as the edges.

Contact an environmental agency for proper paint removal and disposal for health safety purposes. Excessive moisture compels paint on exterior wood to peel while blistering paint is a result of extreme temperatures. This works particularly well on spray paint. 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. 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. 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.

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