We recommend wearing protective eyewear and a dust mask before you scrub or sand your garage door to remove any dust and loose paint.
Sanding and painting garage doors.
Prepare and clean the door.
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.
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Put on your protective gear the work gloves dust mask and safety goggles and then remove any rusted or chipped.
Then tape off any areas you don t want the paint to touch like the edge of the house.
This is a crucial step that will ensure your paint will adhere to your garage door.
Sand the entire surface of the door if there was a lot of peeling paint.
Instead you just want to make sure that you get all the nasty grit and grime off of it otherwise your coat of paint is going to look shoddy.
Before painting a garage door clean it with a sponge and soapy water and dry it with a towel.
Then take a sanding block and scrub down the entire surface of the door.