Painting Bare Metal Garage Door

How to paint metal garage doors.

Painting bare metal garage door.

There is a little preparation work involved before you actually start painting. Preparation is key to painting a domestic or industrial metal garage door. Good luck with your project tags. If you are remodeling a door that means using wire brushes and scraper tools to remove the existing paint.

You ll want to paint when the weather is comfortable and dry as paint may not dry to the desired finish if it s too hot or cold outdoors or if conditions are damp or wet from recent rain. Metal garage doors can be painted by brush or by roller but if using a roller try and use one with natural fibers rather than man made. Garage doors are typically made from galvanized metal which conventional paints have trouble sticking to. You could just grab any old gloss and slap it onto the surface but within days it will start flaking and peeling off.

Douse the metal garage door with water use a garden hose at high setting to spray your metal garage door and wash away dust dirt grime grease or debris. Re apply several coats of paint until the metal is completely coloured with no metal shining through. Follow these steps to successfully paint your metal garage door yourself. Since darker colors absorb more heat which can lead to peeling you might want to stick with a lighter shade.