Painting Bare Metal Garage Door

If you are remodeling a door that means using wire brushes and scraper tools to remove the existing paint.

Painting bare metal garage door.

There is a little preparation work involved before you actually start painting. Garage doors are typically made from galvanized metal which conventional paints have trouble sticking to. Good luck with your project tags. You could just grab any old gloss and slap it onto the surface but within days it will start flaking and peeling off.

Follow these steps to successfully paint your metal garage door yourself. You should always apply paint to the bare metal surface of a door for the best results. Metal garage doors can be painted by brush or by roller but if using a roller try and use one with natural fibers rather than man made. Since darker colors absorb more heat which can lead to peeling you might want to stick with a lighter shade.

Next prime any bare spots with a latex primer designed for use on galvanized metal then topcoat the door with a high quality exterior acrylic latex paint. Re apply several coats of paint until the metal is completely coloured with no metal shining through. Douse the metal garage door with water use a garden hose at high setting to spray your metal garage door and wash away dust dirt grime grease or debris. Preparation is key to painting a domestic or industrial metal garage door.