scratched pre painted garage door
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Have a word with the installer some are a plastic type coating and not really paintable.
Assuming it's a metal garage door, you MUST sand it down. If not, it will peel, and you will not, not like that - as scraping loose paint off is no fun.
You would have to prime any bare metal, probably with a special metals primer.
You would then need to apply undercoat (oil-based best for metal IMO).
Then topcoat. Oil-based gloss is best IMO, as will give a nice shiny hardwearing finish.
You would have to prime any bare metal, probably with a special metals primer.
You would then need to apply undercoat (oil-based best for metal IMO).
Then topcoat. Oil-based gloss is best IMO, as will give a nice shiny hardwearing finish.
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ASSUMING you want to paint the entire door:-
You sand ALL of the door.
You have to take the 'shine' off the door all over, so you are left with a very flat, unglossy, smooth surface.
This will provide a good key for the new paint to stick properly.
You sand ALL of the door.
You have to take the 'shine' off the door all over, so you are left with a very flat, unglossy, smooth surface.
This will provide a good key for the new paint to stick properly.
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If you only paint one panel it will stick out a mile
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