Painting Wood Trim Around Garage Door

The garage door trim step 1 starting at a top corner of the door trim paint the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall.

Painting wood trim around garage door.

Starting at a top corner of the door trim begin painting along the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall. Pick a paint based on placement. Use a pencil and lightly circle spots that need work. Paint failure is common on wooden garage doors especially raised panel ones which have many joints where water can enter.

Our house is almost 20 years old. The primer will help to seal bare wood and any cracks as well as help to cover. Continue until all edges of the trim are complete. Position a hand held bulb at least 60 watts so it shines across the wood surface to detect loose paint rough edges and other blemishes in the surface to determine what needs to be filled.

Paint with the grain as you do when sanding. That s a lot of time for our wood trim to be exposed to the elements. Because of this the outside trim around the front doors garage door and the porch pillar were in pretty bad shape this spring. Continue until all side edges of the trim are complete.

Wood trim on a house is lovely until it isn t anymore. If the door is paneled use a brush and paint the panels first. Already purchased paint no and i want the pro to recommend. If painting interior baseboards and door casings the best paint for trim is an oil based paint labeled interior or interior exterior view example on amazon.

Reload the brush when necessary and maintain a wet edge step 2. Painted surface materials wood aluminum or other metal. Painted areas trim and molding aluminum siding around garage door.