Stripping Stain From Garage Door

Sanding is an option but it takes a long time.

Stripping stain from garage door.

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. And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door. Apply a thick layer of the stain stripper to the wood using a paintbrush. Make sure the coat of stain stripper is even and thick.

Allow the garage door to completely dry. My garage door weather stripping has some spots near the bottom that would not come off. How to strip varnish off a door. The anderson garage door blog will show you how.

Mix the stain thoroughly before starting this makes the streaks to be uniform while applying. I had this door cleaned sanded stained twice and dry in less than 8 hours. Wes door didn t have them so it s definitely something that i ve probably done perhaps. For your garage door needs call us.

Always go the direction of the wood grain pattern on the door. Gel stains dry. 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.

You can use a brush roller or air sprayer. Varnish can be stripped off a door in one of three ways. Or maybe from me dragging something into my shop and rubbing hard against it and marking it up or something. Dip the paintbrush in the container of stain stripper so it s fully soaked.

Using a heat gun and peeling away the varnish is also. Then carefully brush it across the surface of the wood you want to remove stain from until the entire surface is covered. Exposure to rain wind and sunlight causes paint on wooden garage doors to eventually require removal. Even if the old finish is starting to crack and peel this ll work.

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. A penetrating oil based wood stain is usually the best. 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.

The back of the door doesn t require staining as this is protected by the garage.