Garage Door Paint Stripping

Excessive moisture compels paint on exterior wood to peel while blistering paint is a result of extreme temperatures.

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. Pressure wash the area on a setting of 80 psi. 2 sand the areas with medium grade sandpaper where the paint has been removed to lightly. You can use either oil or latex based paints f.

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. 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.

Prepping the garage door ensures that paint will go on easily and hold up well. If you want to. After removing all the paint thoroughly sand the door before refinishing it. Exposure to rain wind and sunlight causes paint on wooden garage doors to eventually require removal.

Contact an environmental agency for proper paint removal and disposal for health safety purposes. It s best to begin sanding only after you ve stripped both sides of the door as well as the edges. It also took far less coats of stripper than the previous door. 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.