Remove Old Garage Door Paint

Because of this the outside trim around the front doors garage door and the porch pillar were in pretty bad shape this spring.

Remove old garage door paint.

Sand the garage door with 30 grit sandpaper to remove any remaining paint. Regular soap and water won t do much to relieve a metal door of this stubborn substance. Step 5 sand the garage door with 60 grit sandpaper to smooth the surface and remove any scratches. Rub back and forth following the wood grain.

With a little time patience and elbow grease however paint can easily be removed from metal doors leaving the surface as though there was never paint there at all. Our house is almost 20 years old. But we found an easy solution to peeling outdoor paint without all the scraping and sanding. When the paint softens and starts to bubble and peel scrape off.

The type of paint will determine the amount of effort involved in removing it. It removes paint from all surfaces plus its non toxic no fumes or skin burns and is just as effective as your normal run of the mill toxic products. Homestrip p v remover would certainly be the safest way to remove it. After that sand the door with a 30 grit and 60 grit sandpaper then rinse with a garden hose.

That s a lot of time for our wood trim to be exposed to the elements.