How To Strip Varnish From A Garage Door
Lay down a piece of clothing to catch paint chips.
How to strip varnish from a garage door. Most liquid chemical and citrus based gel paint strippers remove. You could try the more environmentally friendly strippers eg. Liquid and gel strippers soak into the finish to loosen it and heat guns work by softening it. How to strip varnish off a door.
Put on a pair of chemical resistant rubber gloves. This compaction of the wood s surface prevents stain from penetrating to the wood garage door properly. Blot away all hardened cakes of mud and. How to remove paint from wood garage door.
This when combined with a wood cleaner will remove most stains and all types of grime. Both methods require scraping. Get your good old plastic wrap yes lunch wrap glad wrap or the equivalent and lay this down over the stripper extending a small way past the ends of the piece. It s just so beautiful how to refinish a wood door 1.
Or you can read the step by step pictorial version here. A high performance oil based varnish to highlight the wood s rich color and grain. Cover all areas of the door with intact paint. Regular rubber gloves will dissolve when stripper comes into contact with them.
Clean the garage door. Cover all the paint with the stripper. Meticulous cleaning is necessary before removing paint from your garage door. Remove door hardware photo by kit latham.
Be generous and put a good thick layer onto your item. Three coats later it gleamed like aged mahogany. A water pressure washer can be used on many wood doors but low water pressure 1000 1500 psi or less must be used. Lay down a drop cloth around your work area whether it is going to be a table or a pair of saw horses.
By mid after noon the door was ready for its new finish.