How To Put Cedar Venerr On Garage Doors

See more ideas about garage door makeover door makeover garage doors.

How to put cedar venerr on garage doors.

In this case the 10 ft. Cut the arch with a jigsaw. To that end rick medlen of creswell or is developing a wood veneer system garageskins that sticks to metal garage doors with rare earth magnets. Stir the contact cement to prepare it for application.

You ll see what i mean in some of the pics and the video below. Hook on your tape measure hold your pencil at the desired radius and swing an arch across the top rail. Catch the ing in my previous sentence because medlen is still in the process of putting together funding. Applying veneer to an exterior door with contact cement isn t adviseable.

Use lacquer thinner on any area where contact cement clumps. Apply the contact cement with a brush to the door and the side of the veneer that will adhere to the door. 4 center the selected pattern section over the substrate panel and apply the contact cement following the manufacturer s instructions to both the veneer and the substrate. Mark on the tape provided the perfect radius.

The nature of this flexible bond won t withstand the constant change of conditions to which it will be exposed. This is the step by step procedure for installing your garageskins real wood overlay system on your existing door. Center a scrap of plywood below the door and drive in a screw to act as a pivot point. It is simple to do and there are not tools.

The veneer will contract and expand on an ongoing basis which will stress the glue bond to the point of certain early failure. Carefully place the veneer on the door applying gentle pressure until the door is covered with the veneer.