Before painting a garage door clean it with a sponge and soapy water and dry it with a towel.
How to paint windows on a garage door.
A second coat may be needed.
Then tape off any areas you don t want the paint to touch like the edge of the house.
Next apply 1 coat of primer to help the paint stick and allow it to dry for 12 hours.
Start at the top corner and continue along the walls.
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With your brush paint cut in around the perimeter of the garage door in a 2 3 wide section.
Do not apply paint in direct sunlight.
Use a stepladder to begin painting the door from the top.
As a standard garage door lifts it breaks into horizontal sections.
Finish with the center panels.
Lightly sand the surface with fine sandpaper grade 180 or 220.
Put on your protective gear the work gloves dust mask and safety goggles and then remove any rusted or chipped.
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Prepping the garage door ensures that paint will go on easily and hold up well.
Begin with any visual framing elements then paint out the dimensional edges and corners around the framing using a 4 in.
Reload the brush when necessary and maintain a wet edge.
Use latex paint 100 acrylic exterior.