How To Restore Old Wooden Garage Door
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How to restore old wooden garage door. You can give your dry and sun bleached wood door a quick easy makeover in less than a day. How to restore an old garage door and save money. Fixing up old garage door parts. Allow the paint to dry.
On this weekend workbench segment blake sloane of the rebuilding exchange helps ryan restore a sad old door without sanding stripping or any hard chemical. How to restore old doors. The amount of effort you need to put into restoring an old door depends largely on whether or not it s an exterior door. Rot in frame of wooden garage door once sanded stripped and repaired give all areas a good brush over to remove any dust and then a wipe over with a damp cloth and the sugar soap solution.
It will help to place shim blocks under the. If you see any signs of rust clean it up with a solvent and apply a. Visually inspect your garage door tracks rollers hinges cables and springs. Applying primer to your garage doors and frame.
Remove the garage doors from the brackets that ride along the track. Apply a coat of turtle wax to provide a protective coating and a sheen to your door. And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door. Use a touch up paint to cover small dings and dents before they get larger.
If you have a metal garage door there s a good chance that some rust has accrued over the years. Once the rollers are well coated simply wipe off the greasy. Use a hand held sander with a medium to rough grit sandpaper to remove the exterior surface and any peeling and flaking paint. If the door isn t exposed to the weather you may.
Choose an exterior paint in a light beige yellow color and paint the entire surface of your garage door as the base color. Allow to dry completely. Just a quick cleaning sanding and your ready to start applying the new finish. The first step to giving your garage door the look of dark stained wood is to paint it the color of bare unstained wood.