Painting New Garage Doors

Let lou manfredini ace s home expert show you how it s done.

Painting new garage doors.

Then tape off any areas you don t want the paint to touch like the edge of the house. But with these you will be left with some sort of stippling a light texture or brush strokes. In most cases a single coat of paint is all it takes but keep in mind it could take more than one coat to provide good coverage if you re painting the garage doors a color that s lighter than the original color. Before painting a garage door clean it with a sponge and soapy water and dry it with a towel.

I give this project a difficulty rating of 7 out of 10. If your garage door has inset panels prime these first using a high quality 2 inch paintbrush with nylon bristles. The garage door step 1 begin your painting project by pouring thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket and dipping a quality 2 2 wide nylon polyester brush into the paint. When working outside it is best to work out of direct sunlight in temperatures between 50º 90º f with moderate humidity.

Acrylic latex exterior house paint is the best choice but be sure to choose a high quality paint. Wipe away any excess that may have crept outside of the panels in the areas. You can get by with just using a brush and roller to paint most garage doors.