Repainting Trim Around Garage Door

Give the garage door a thorough cleaning.

Repainting trim around garage door.

Gently wipe away any caked on dust dirt or grime clinging to the outer surface of the door. Or you could do a reverse with darker trim and lighter shake and insets. Part 2 paint the trim. Thoroughly mix the primer with a paint stick and pour a small amount into a paint tray.

I think the current trim color fights with the stone trim that s used around the windows and as detailing on the brick. Allow primer to dry for 24 hours. That s a lot of time for our wood trim to be exposed to the elements. Roll as close as you can without bumping the opposite wall or slopping paint onto the trim.

Allow the caulk to. Possibly a taupe that matches the stone for trim and the porch and a deeper taupe for the inset under and beside the triple windows garage doors and shake. After the drying period if bare wood or spackle is showing apply another coat of primer to the trim. Some garage doors are.

Prime the garage door with an exterior paint primer that s suitable for the door s material. Tap on the back of it with a hammer to drive the tip in as far as you can. A filthy garage door will be harder to paint and may result in a sloppy uneven finish. Run your brush along the side edge of the trim that touches the wall starting at the top and working your way down.

How to paint trim and doors roof and wall trim. Paint failure is. Our house is almost 20 years old. Pry on the crowbar to lift the trim and loosen it.

Because of this the outside trim around the front doors garage door and the porch pillar were in pretty bad shape this spring. Next prime the stiles using the brush or a inch roller. Choose a semigloss or high gloss alkyd based paint for doors which get a lot of use and abuse. Dip an angled brush into the primer covering no more than inch to 1 inch of the brush.

Apply primer to trim covering any bare wood and spackled areas. Be sure to get. Scrub from top to bottom side to side and don t neglect the corners. Step 3 continue painting the remainder.

To ensure the finished texture will be consistent in these areas brush on the door and trim paint then immediately roll it out before the paint dries. Begin at a corner of the. After you prime bare wood apply caulk along all open seams between trimboards. Step 2 starting with a top panel of the garage door paint into the recessed area of the panel.

The garage door step 1 begin your painting project by pouring thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket and dipping a quality 2 2 wide. If your garage door has inset panels prime these first using a high quality 2 inch paintbrush with nylon bristles. Wood trim on a house is lovely until it isn t anymore.