Then tape off any areas you don t want the paint to touch like the edge of the house.
Sanding and painting garage doors.
Then take a sanding block and scrub down the entire surface of the door.
Put on your protective gear the work gloves dust mask and safety goggles and then remove any rusted or chipped.
Next apply 1 coat of primer to help the paint stick and allow it to dry for 12 hours.
This is a crucial step that will ensure your paint will adhere to your garage door.
Luckily it s a garage door so it s not like you need to sand the surface perfectly even.
Sand the entire surface of the door if there was a lot of peeling paint.
Instead you just want to make sure that you get all the nasty grit and grime off of it otherwise your coat of paint is going to look shoddy.
You can use either oil or latex based paints f.
Prepping the garage door ensures that paint will go on easily and hold up well.
Use a sanding block or a sheet of sandpaper to sand small areas that cannot be accessed with the sander.
In this video i show you step by step how to easily and quickly paint a garage door with professional results.