Use a hand held sander with a medium to rough grit sandpaper to remove the exterior surface and any peeling and flaking paint.
How to restore old wooden garage door.
Remove the garage doors from the brackets that ride along the track.
If you have a metal garage door there s a good chance that some rust has accrued over the years.
Use a touch up paint to cover small dings and dents before they get larger.
Apply a coat of turtle wax to provide a protective coating and a sheen to your door.
How to restore old doors.
Fixing up old garage door parts.
If you see any signs of rust clean it up with a solvent and apply a.
It will help to place shim blocks under the.
Choose an exterior paint in a light beige yellow color and paint the entire surface of your garage door as the base color.
Just a quick cleaning sanding and your ready to start applying the new finish.
Visually inspect your garage door tracks rollers hinges cables and springs.
Allow to dry completely.
The amount of effort you need to put into restoring an old door depends largely on whether or not it s an exterior door.
The first step to begin to repair is to sand down and remove any paint or lacquer finish from the surface of the wood to expose the wood composite or solid wood body of the door.
Allow the paint to dry.
Once the rollers are well coated simply wipe off the greasy.
Degrease and lubricate rollers.
Even if the old finish is starting to crack and peel this ll work.
Restoring vintage sliding garage doors step 1.
Rot in frame of wooden garage door once sanded stripped and repaired give all areas a good brush over to remove any dust and then a wipe over with a damp cloth and the sugar soap solution.
And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door.
Applying primer to your garage doors and frame.
On this weekend workbench segment blake sloane of the rebuilding exchange helps ryan restore a sad old door without sanding stripping or any hard chemical.
You can give your dry and sun bleached wood door a quick easy makeover in less than a day.