How To Paint A Garage Door With A Brush

Lay a drop cloth in the area where you will be painting.

How to paint a garage door with a brush.

First prep the surface by removing any old flaking paint and cleaning with a degreaser or cleaner and a brush. With your brush paint cut in around the perimeter of the garage door in a 2 3 wide section. If you need a second coat allow the first one to dry for 12 hours. Once it s dry use a brush to paint smaller areas corners and edges and use a wide paint roller to cover the large outer surface.

Paint each square with a brush it was a hot day outside when we tackled the garage door so we painted section by section so that the paint on the border of each box didn. In this video i show you step by step how to easily and quickly paint a garage door with professional results. Prepping the garage door ensures that paint will go on easily and hold up well. Start at the top corner and continue along the walls.

Rinse thoroughly and let dry. Next you ll want to mask off any windows and hardware. You can use either oil or latex based paints f. Use the angle trim brush to paint the paneled areas and around the hinges and hardware if they aren t already removed.

5 use a roller to paint the remaining areas of the door in thin even layers.