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Just a bit of advice about painting a garage door
abbas5001
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Hi all,
To be honest i'm not particularly fond of DIY and am one of those lazy people that prefer to pay someone else to do it but i think i am going to have a go at painting my garage door this summer.
It is currently brown and want it to be white. Generally the most common paint for this is Hammerite Garage Door Paint which seems to get mixed reviews - though the negative reviews tend to focus on that is it is very runny by avoiding painting like you would a wall but in small layers. Any thoughts on the choice of paint?
With regards to preparation i intended to give the door a good wash to get any dirt off and then dry it off, then sand it (not to get all the old paint off) to just remove any flaky bits of paint, then use sugarsoap to degrease it before painting with a normal paintbrush. Sound about right?
Cheers
To be honest i'm not particularly fond of DIY and am one of those lazy people that prefer to pay someone else to do it but i think i am going to have a go at painting my garage door this summer.
It is currently brown and want it to be white. Generally the most common paint for this is Hammerite Garage Door Paint which seems to get mixed reviews - though the negative reviews tend to focus on that is it is very runny by avoiding painting like you would a wall but in small layers. Any thoughts on the choice of paint?
With regards to preparation i intended to give the door a good wash to get any dirt off and then dry it off, then sand it (not to get all the old paint off) to just remove any flaky bits of paint, then use sugarsoap to degrease it before painting with a normal paintbrush. Sound about right?
Cheers
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I did mine a few weeks back.
I found a nylon cup brush was ideal for knocking off the flaking paint
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