Wood Garage Door Paint Peeling

Lay a few old newspapers or a plastic tarp at the base of the garage door to catch any falling chips of paint.

Wood garage door paint peeling.

Our house is almost 20 years old. Inadequate preparation may lead to paint surface failure and in extreme cases where the door is exposed to continual water dry rot. One secret to paint longevity and preventing peeling paint on walls. However even the best routine of cleaning scraping sanding and priming won t stop paint from peeling if water gets into the wood.

Excessive moisture compels paint on exterior wood to peel while blistering paint is a result of extreme temperatures. This all too frequent occurrence happens because of all the use that a garage door gets. But don t force the paint off. How to remove paint from wood garage door step 1.

Use a garden hose to spray the garage door and get rid of any dirt or grime. If the weather is particularly hot or the sun is actually on the garage door it is not advisable to use paint on it until the sun has gone over the roof. One hint which might also help is to paint during warm but neutral weather. A house can look very beautiful everywhere else but then the effect is ruined by peeling paint on a garage door.

Remove peeling paint from the door using a scraper. Put on a dust mask and sand the entire door using a medium grit sanding block. A poorly done job however will be embarrassingly obvious. To remove paint from the wood garage door start by cleaning the door to remove dirt and mud lay down a piece of cloth to catch falling paint chips cover all the intact areas of the door and use a scraper to strip off all cracking paint.

For this reason inspect and repair peeling areas annually. Once you have finished painting your wood garage door leave it to dry for at least 12 hours. That s a lot of time for our wood trim to be exposed to the elements. Steel garage door paint can also peel if it was not applied correctly or the wrong type of paint was used.

Most paint dealers blame paint peeling problems on poor prep work. Painting a wood garage door is a simple task. Remove only the loose material. The constant up and down motion wears out the paint on the garage door much more quickly than the rest of the exterior surfaces.

Proper preparation before you paint constitutes 99 percent of the work. Simply using improper painting techniques can cause paint to appear scaly and unattractive. Exposure to rain wind and sunlight causes paint on wooden garage doors to eventually require removal. Because of this the outside trim around the front doors garage door and the porch pillar were in pretty bad shape this spring.