Visually inspect your garage door tracks rollers hinges cables and springs.
How to restore old wooden garage door.
On this weekend workbench segment blake sloane of the rebuilding exchange helps ryan restore a sad old door without sanding stripping or any hard chemical.
Use a touch up paint to cover small dings and dents before they get larger.
How to restore old doors.
It will help to place shim blocks under the.
If you have a metal garage door there s a good chance that some rust has accrued over the years.
You can give your dry and sun bleached wood door a quick easy makeover in less than a day.
If you see any signs of rust clean it up with a solvent and apply a.
The amount of effort you need to put into restoring an old door depends largely on whether or not it s an exterior door.
Allow the paint to dry.
Restoring vintage sliding garage doors step 1.
Apply a coat of turtle wax to provide a protective coating and a sheen to your door.
Applying primer to your garage doors and frame.
The first step to giving your garage door the look of dark stained wood is to paint it the color of bare unstained wood.
Allow to dry completely.
Even if the old finish is starting to crack and peel this ll work.
Use a hand held sander with a medium to rough grit sandpaper to remove the exterior surface and any peeling and flaking paint.
The first step to begin to repair is to sand down and remove any paint or lacquer finish from the surface of the wood to expose the wood composite or solid wood body of the door.
Rot in frame of wooden garage door once sanded stripped and repaired give all areas a good brush over to remove any dust and then a wipe over with a damp cloth and the sugar soap solution.
Once the rollers are well coated simply wipe off the greasy.
If the door isn t exposed to the weather you may.
And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door.
Choose an exterior paint in a light beige yellow color and paint the entire surface of your garage door as the base color.
Remove the garage doors from the brackets that ride along the track.
Just a quick cleaning sanding and your ready to start applying the new finish.