Stripping Stain From Garage Door

Exposure to rain wind and sunlight causes paint on wooden garage doors to eventually require removal.

Stripping stain from garage door.

Mix the stain thoroughly before starting this makes the streaks to be uniform while applying. Or maybe from me dragging something into my shop and rubbing hard against it and marking it up or something. And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door. Sanding is an option but it takes a long time.

Just a quick cleaning sanding and your ready to start applying the new finish. Then carefully brush it across the surface of the wood you want to remove stain from until the entire surface is covered. Always go the direction of the wood grain pattern on the door. Wes door didn t have them so it s definitely something that i ve probably done perhaps.

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. Simply using improper painting techniques can cause paint to appear scaly and unattractive. My garage door weather stripping has some spots near the bottom that would not come off. How to strip varnish off a door.

If you have a pvc weather stripping installed around the door you might want to remove it to avoid getting stain on it. Apply a thick layer of the stain stripper to the wood using a paintbrush. Even if the old finish is starting to crack and peel this ll work. I had this door cleaned sanded stained twice and dry in less than 8 hours.

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

Allow the garage door to completely dry. Varnish can be stripped off a door in one of three ways. You can use a brush roller or air sprayer. As always make sure to choose a high quality stain so you re newly stained wood garage door will last longer and look professional.

I think it s paint. The back of the door doesn t require staining as this is protected by the garage. Excessive moisture compels paint on exterior wood to peel while blistering paint is a result of extreme temperatures. The anderson garage door blog will show you how.

Gel stains dry.