How To Paint A Garage Door

To promote adhesion and durability of your topcoat use a premium plus primer.

How to paint a garage door.

Use a stepladder to begin painting the door from the top. Consider using behr ultra products innovatively developed as a paint and primer in one. In this video i show you step by step how to easily and quickly paint a garage door with professional results. Satin seemed like a happy medium.

We used a satin finish. You can use a chemical stripper and a sanding sponge to remove all of the old paint or use a palm or circular sander. Before painting a garage door clean it with a sponge and soapy water and dry it with a towel. Not interested in applying a primer.

More tips to paint a garage door. I figured a flat would be too hard to maintain clean and i didn t want the finish to be super shiny like semi gloss. Paint the garage door. A beautifully painted garage door can be the finishing touch to your home s exterior makeover.

You can use either oil or latex based paints f. Next apply 1 coat of primer to help the paint stick and allow it to dry for 12 hours. As a standard garage door lifts it breaks into horizontal sections. Apply a quality exterior paint to the door using the same method as described for priming.

Make sure to use exterior paint so it will hold up to the elements. Begin with any visual framing elements then paint out the dimensional edges and corners around the framing using a 4 in. Before painting a garage door you should remove any existing loose paint with a wire brush and get rid of any rust with a paint scraper.