Not interested in applying a primer.
Hand painted garage doors.
Let lou manfredini ace s home expert show you how it s done.
Oil based exterior paint is a good choice for going over an oil based primer but a 100 percent acrylic exterior paint can also be suitable.
A beautifully painted garage door can be the finishing touch to your home s exterior makeover.
Use a large brush to cut down on your overall painting time.
We ve specialized in faux wood painting for garage doors since 2009.
A painted garage door can stand up to the elements better than a poorly maintained one that s just a sheet of rust held together with duct tape.
A healthy well painted garage door with have the strength and structural integrity to stand up to the elements and also potentially to thieves too playing its part in protecting your stuff.
To promote adhesion and durability of your topcoat use a premium plus primer.
Dark colors absorb radiant heat from the sun creating extremely high surface temperatures.
Your doors hand painted to look like wood.
You can use either oil or latex based paints f.
Consider using behr ultra products innovatively developed as a paint and primer in one.
Do not paint the raised pvc overlays on the door using paint with a light reflectance value of lower than 56.
Apply a quality exterior paint to the door using the same method as described for priming.
The results are amazing.
A filthy garage door will be harder to paint and may result in a sloppy uneven finish.
Give the garage door a thorough cleaning.
Painting your garage door boosts your curb appeal and protects it from the elements.
Bottom to top starting with the inner panels and working outward to the.
Repainting your garage door automatically voids the limited lifetime warranty that applies to garaga products.
Gently wipe away any caked on dust dirt or grime clinging to the outer surface of the door.
Scrub from top to bottom side to side and don t neglect the corners.
After the 24 hour drying time has elapsed you can paint the top coat on your garage door.
Paint the garage door.