Much easier than painting.
Refinishing old wooden garage doors.
But a beautiful wood door with a clear finish will attract many more admiring glances as long as you maintain it with devotion.
Wear safety glasses when using a palm sander.
Less mess than painting.
Use a touch up paint to cover small dings and dents before they get larger.
Staining your door brings out that next level fabulous and rustic look adding some style to your home.
Press the form against the filler and attach it with screws.
Wood staining is the best solution for longer lasting garage wooden doors.
Here are a few steps to staining your garage doors without major hiccups in this project.
Two coats of enamel paint over a primer will provide a wood door with the best and longest lasting protection against sun abrasion and weather about 8 to 10 years.
Most medium to large repairs will require at least two layers of filler.
Restore the original color and luster of your garage door.
This is true if your door is wood fiberglass or steel.
While the storm door on this house kept it secure while the door was being refinished a piece of plywood could also be cut to fill the opening temporarily.
If you do find substantial fading or deterioration on your garage door upon inspection there are several easy steps you can take to correct the damage.
Wood garage doors are a specialty item and should be treated as such.
If you leave it too long in one spot you ll damage the wood.
Depending on the intricacy of the door and the presence of side lites or transom the refinishing cost may range between 800 and 1 300.
Or you can wait until the sagging filler reaches the hardness of soap and carve it off with a putty knife or chisel or shape it with a surform plane or rasp photo 2.
Refinishing a faded garage door finish.
Use a palm sander with fine grit to give the door a light sanding.
Apply a coat of turtle wax to provide a protective coating and a sheen to your door.
For a garage door depending on its size and the condition of the old coating the refinishing cost may range between 1 400 and 2 500.
Carry the door to the garage or workshop for sanding and refinishing.
It would be our pleasure to help with your door refinishing project.
The bad news ids that refinishing a wood door is expensive.
Keep the palm sander moving.
Less expensive than painting.
Everbrite is a tough durable clear protective coating that restores the color and luster on faded garage doors and will protect the paint from fading corrosion oxidation acid rain rust and more.
Thank you we d love to take on your project.
With the hinge pins out pull the door off the hinges and turn it on its side being careful not to damage the floor.
Finding someone to refinish your door can be a challenge especially if your door is stained.
Then pull it off after the filler hardens.
Start with cleaning your surface.
A dust mask might be necessary as well.
