How To Prep And Paint Aluminum Garage Doors

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How to prep and paint aluminum garage doors.

Paint the garage door. After the 24 hour drying time has elapsed you can paint the top coat on your garage door. Before painting a garage door clean it with a sponge and soapy water and dry it with a towel. Painting a garage door is not a simple operation.

Prepare a bucket of dish detergent and water. Rinse the aluminum using a garden hose. Then tape off any areas you don t want the paint to touch like the edge of the house. There is a little preparation work involved before you actually start painting.

Clean the aluminum using a scrub pad. You ll want to paint when the weather is comfortable and dry as paint may not dry to the desired finish if it s too hot or cold outdoors or if conditions are damp or wet from recent rain. Use a large brush to cut down on your overall painting time. Bottom to top starting with the inner panels and working outward to the.

Most garage doors these days come ready primed so if you are painting a new door it will be a matter of applying preferably a proprietary garage door paint to the primer with however many coats are recommended on the tin. Allow the garage to dry completely. Next apply 1 coat of primer to help the paint stick and allow it to dry for 12 hours.