Refinishing Stained Garage Doors

Any old finish that is cracked or peeling should be removed and smoothed before applying the new finish.

Refinishing stained garage doors.

Refinishing your wood door with quality stain every one to two years prevents weather damage and keeps your door looking like new. Wipe the dust from the door with a slightly damp rag. Wood staining is the best solution for longer lasting garage wooden doors. 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.

This is true if your door is wood fiberglass or steel. Finding someone to refinish your door can be a challenge especially if your door is stained. 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. 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.

Remove the three hinge pins from the door by placing the flat. 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. Prep up to 6 hr per 100sf remove mask hardware scrape and sand door surface. Just click the free estimate button to get things rolling.

There s no sense in going any finer dee says. For small areas of dings dents or scratches lightly sand the area and apply touch up stain blending it into the surrounding area. Use wood cleaner to clean all dirt grime oils and bird poo off the door. Thank you we d love to take on your project.

Apply 2 coats of water based clear coating. The back of the door doesn t require staining as this is protected by the garage. After the initial sanding hand sanders and palm sanders are used to get into every nook and cranny. Sand the wood again with 100 grit paper then 120 grit.

Quantity includes typical waste overage material for repair and local delivery. Once it has completely dried sand the entire door lightly with 120 grit sandpaper. Once the garage door has been thoroughly sanded any dust is wiped off in preparation for the stain application. Staining your door brings out that next level fabulous and rustic look adding some style to your home.

Start with cleaning your surface. Then a fine electric sander is used to get into corners and in between panels. It would be our pleasure to help with your door refinishing project. Start with cleaning your wooden garage door always use high quality wood cleaning products.