Use wood cleaner to clean all dirt grime oils and bird poo off the door.
Refinishing stained garage doors.
The back of the door doesn t require staining as this is protected by the garage.
Apply 2 coats of water based clear coating.
Once the garage door has been thoroughly sanded any dust is wiped off in preparation for the stain application.
For a garage door depending on its size and the condition of the old coating the refinishing cost may range between 1 400 and 2 500.
After the initial sanding hand sanders and palm sanders are used to get into every nook and cranny.
Refinishing your wood door with quality stain every one to two years prevents weather damage and keeps your door looking like new.
Then a fine electric sander is used to get into corners and in between panels.
With the door resting on padded sawhorses use a random orbit sander with 80 grit paper to quickly remove what remains of the old varnish and sun baked flakes of wood.
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Start with cleaning your surface.
Apply our maintenance coat over the entire door.
Prep up to 6 hr per 100sf remove mask hardware scrape and sand door surface.
Once it has completely dried sand the entire door lightly with 120 grit sandpaper.
Any old finish that is cracked or peeling should be removed and smoothed before applying the new finish.
Quantity includes typical waste overage material for repair and local delivery.
Wipe the dust from the door with a slightly damp rag.
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To stain the edges either lift open the garage door in stages exposing the raw unstained wood edge under the rubber weather stripping and stain it as the door is slowly opened or open the door all the way and stain the raw edges from inside the garage.
The good news is that by having us do maintenance on the door every two or three years depending on the exposure the door will not have to be refinished for a long time and will always look good.
Remove the three hinge pins from the door by placing the flat.
Sand the wood again with 100 grit paper then 120 grit.
Finding someone to refinish your door can be a challenge especially if your door is stained.
This is true if your door is wood fiberglass or steel.
For small areas of dings dents or scratches lightly sand the area and apply touch up stain blending it into the surrounding area.
Staining your door brings out that next level fabulous and rustic look adding some style to your home.
Door refinishing labor basic basic labor to refinish door with favorable site conditions.
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Here are a few steps to staining your garage doors without major hiccups in this project.
