Stripping Stain From Garage Door

Excessive moisture compels paint on exterior wood to peel while blistering paint is a result of extreme temperatures.

Stripping stain from garage door.

Exposure to rain wind and sunlight causes paint on wooden garage doors to eventually require removal. Varnish can be stripped off a door in one of three ways. I think it s paint. For your garage door needs call us.

Faster than you could say strip paint off a door the moment was gone and i had popped open the can of primer and started over again. My garage door weather stripping has some spots near the bottom that would not come off. Gel stains dry. The anderson garage door blog will show you how.

Allow the garage door to completely dry. A penetrating oil based wood stain is usually the best. Sanding is an option but it takes a long time. Wes door didn t have them so it s definitely something that i ve probably done perhaps.

The back of the door doesn t require staining as this is protected by the garage. Even if the old finish is starting to crack and peel this ll work. Apply a thick layer of the stain stripper to the wood using a paintbrush. Then carefully brush it across the surface of the wood you want to remove stain from until the entire surface is covered.

You can use a brush roller or air sprayer. Just a quick cleaning sanding and your ready to start applying the new finish. And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door. Using a heat gun and peeling away the varnish is also.

As always make sure to choose a high quality stain so you re newly stained wood garage door will last longer and look professional. Simply using improper painting techniques can cause paint to appear scaly and unattractive. If you have a pvc weather stripping installed around the door you might want to remove it to avoid getting stain on it. Make sure the coat of stain stripper is even and thick.

To stain the edges either lift open the garage door in stages exposing the raw unstained wood edge under the rubber weather stripping and stain it as the door is slowly opened or open the door all the way and stain the raw edges from inside the garage. I had this door cleaned sanded stained twice and dry in less than 8 hours. Always go the direction of the wood grain pattern on the door. So depressing i wish i could have left the doors wood but they aren t in great shape and our side door was already painted a pretty vibrant green at this point.

Dip the paintbrush in the container of stain stripper so it s fully soaked.