Next prime the stiles using the brush or a inch roller.
Garage doors to paint.
Use a large brush to cut down on your overall painting time.
As a standard garage door lifts it breaks into horizontal sections.
For most garage doors lighter shades like white beige or pearl will work best because they won t fade as much in the sunlight.
A contrasting trim color will create the look of depth around the door.
Painting the door after the 24 hour drying time has elapsed you can paint the top coat on your garage door.
Starting at a top corner of the door trim paint the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall.
Continue until all edges of the trim.
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Also painting in direct sunlight especially with faster drying paints you re just asking for problems.
Begin with any visual framing elements then paint out the dimensional edges and corners around the framing using a 4 in.
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The garage door trim.
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There is metal garage door paint there is wood garage door paint and there are even a few paint products that can be applied to multiple surfaces.
Make sure you re selecting the right one and if you have a door that has a range of materials such as wood frame or trim over a metal door panel a paint that s suitable for use on multiple surfaces could save you some time and money.
The lower the humidity the less tacky your paint will be and the faster it will dry.
In general it s a good idea to match the color of the garage door to the color of the house itself.
Finish with the center panels.
Oil based exterior paint is a good choice for going over an oil based primer but a 100 percent acrylic exterior paint can also be suitable.
Use a stepladder to begin painting the door from the top.
Oftentimes each of these sections is made up of a row of decorative panels.
Prime the garage door with an exterior paint primer that s suitable for the door s material.
Return to the top of the door trim and begin painting the face of the trim.
Continue until the garage door trim.
If your garage door has inset panels prime these first using a high quality 2 inch paintbrush with nylon bristles.
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