But painting a garage door is doable for the advanced diy er.
Painting new garage doors.
You can get by with just using a brush and roller to paint most garage doors.
Next apply 1 coat of primer to help the paint stick and allow it to dry for 12 hours.
Let lou manfredini ace s home expert show you how it s done.
Painting your garage door boosts your curb appeal and protects it from the elements.
But with these you will be left with some sort of stippling a light texture or brush strokes.
I give this project a difficulty rating of 7 out of 10.
Before painting a garage door clean it with a sponge and soapy water and dry it with a towel.
In most cases a single coat of paint is all it takes but keep in mind it could take more than one coat to provide good coverage if you re painting the garage doors a color that s lighter than the original color.
Acrylic latex exterior house paint is the best choice but be sure to choose a high quality paint.
The garage door step 1 begin your painting project by pouring thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket and dipping a quality 2 2 wide nylon polyester brush into the paint.
Then tape off any areas you don t want the paint to touch like the edge of the house.