How To Improve Your Storage Door In 6 Simple Steps!

On this video I’m tackling a undertaking that can drastically enhance the curb enchantment of my dwelling. As we speak I’m portray my storage doorways. This can be a in the future undertaking and may be very easy so if it’s been in your to do record, then I hope me documenting my course of helps you get the boldness and motivation. Lets get into it.

Let’s Repaint the Storage!

Issues I Used to Improve my Storage Door

• Paint
• Dish cleaning soap
• Scrub Brush
• Self Stick Drap
• Paint Sprayer

Step 1: Making ready the Storage Doorways to Paint by Eradicating {Hardware}

First let me offer you a transparent view of my arrange. I’ve two doorways and began off by clearing out the whole lot I may in entrance then utilizing my blower to get all of the free grime and grass out of there. I don’t need it blowing on the doorways once they have moist paint.

Subsequent I began eradicating issues that I didn’t need painted….such because the keypad. On most of those you take away the battery door and there’s a screw to unthread.

Subsequent I began eradicating the {hardware}. These guys are simply ornamental metallic straps screwed on. Nevertheless, after the primary one I ended as a result of the following step is to completely clear the doorways and I figured if I left the {hardware} on, they’d get scrub on the similar time.

Step 2: Cleansing the Doorways

Okay, don’t choose me for a way soiled these doorways are. It’s by no means even crossed my thoughts to offer my storage doorways a wash, but it surely’s been added to the common to do record now! For this step, I used a bucket with some daybreak cleaning soap in it. I like to recommend shopping for a scrub brush with a deal with to make it simpler. In truth, this one can hook up with a hose which is fairly cool. Though I didn’t use that characteristic. I made certain to get the climate stripping again to white as properly as a result of that will likely be taking paint however paint gained’t stick with something with grime on it.

After the scrub, I adopted it up with rinse to get all of the cleaning soap off earlier than I began taking off all of the {hardware}. Now I needed to spot clear behind the {hardware} once I eliminated it so you can also make the decision on if you wish to depart it on or not. Watch out should you run naked arms over the holes as a result of some have metallic frayed up from punching the opening.

Subsequent I dried it off. You need to use a blower or a rag, you simply need a good dry floor for tape and paint to stay to. A tip although is to boost the door as much as working peak as a substitute of benching down low while you don’t should.

Step 3: Defending the Home from Paint

Okay, now lets shield the home. Though I hate the colour of this stone, I don’t need it blue. You’ll be able to choose up a roll of this superior clingy plastic that has tape already in-built on the highest. This fashion all it’s important to do is unroll it and stick it the place you need it. My plan is to color the door and the climate stripping all the identical coloration however then paint the trim a special coloration. I’m masking off beginning across the center of the trim so I don’t have to fret about being exact. This implies I’ll overspray paint onto the trim then paint over it later.

For now, I stroll this roll all the way in which round till I get to the underside. It’s very fast and simple. I lower off the surplus, then unfold the drap. Know that this drap size is available in completely different sizes. You need at the very least 12” to guard your own home. My retailer solely has 18” in order that’s why mine is bigger. It does a terrific job at self sticking to issues like this stone however you possibly can at all times use just a few items of masking tape as properly to verify it doesn’t blow up as you’re portray.

Whereas having the tape out I went to the underside facet of the door and masked off the underside gasket. Once more, lifting the door so I can work whereas standing up as a substitute of crouching down…..I first make sure that the gasket is totally dry however then I take advantage of some exterior masking tape to stay proper as much as the beginning of the storage door.

Step 4: Defending the Concrete from Paint

Alright we have now the home, and the gasket protected, very last thing to guard is the concrete. I at all times preserve a big sheet of cardboard in my storage for conditions identical to this. I grabbed it, then laid it down proper as much as the lip of the door’s opening. Should you don’t have a big sheet like

 this then taping just a few packing containers collectively would work as properly. Or laying down one other strip of the plastic wrap.

Step 5: Beginning to Paint the Storage Door

And alllll of that leads as much as portray. Prep is like 90% of this job but it surely’s what’s going to decide sturdy end so don’t skimp on it. I’ll be utilizing my Wagner Management Professional 170 to spray on my paint however know that an HVLP just like the 3500 or perhaps a curler just like the ez curler would work as properly. I rapidly arrange my gun, which is sweet and easy, then positioned my one gallon paint container inside a ten gallon bucket. That is simply incase I knock it over, I gained’t get paint throughout my driveway.

Then I began spraying! I selected to go vertical because the panels on my doorways have these vertical traces nonetheless whichever path you go, you need to goal for 50% overlap. Should you try this, you must solely want one coat of paint. It took me lower than 3 minutes per facet with my sprayer. Should you’re all for getting an airless then I positively advocate trying out this Wagner 170.

It options excessive effectivity airless know-how that decreases overspray by as much as 55% in comparison with conventional airless sprayers whereas delivering softer spray, enhancing management and offering a more-consistent end. It’s the proper addition for the home-owner who desires to economize by doing jobs themselves as a substitute of hiring a contractor.

A tip is correct after you get finished with portray, elevate the door up! This fashion it is going to dry flat and should you sprayed a bit heavy, the paint gained’t drip.

Oh, I forgot to handle which form of paint. It isn’t something particular. Any exterior latex paint will work nice.

Step 6: Portray the Storage Door Trim

After letting that dry utterly, I ripped off the plastic across the doorways then began on the ultimate portray step which was portray the trim. It’s at this stage you’ll see me go over all that blue overspray within the earlier step. I utilized this with a curler and the one factor to essentially be aware is I personally left my climate stripping and it’s trim piece, blue however an alternative choice is you possibly can elevate the storage door when portray the trim and paint all of it to match the trim as a substitute.

Conclusion

Lets stand again and admire the change. Man, that stone is much more terrible now haha, however doing one thing with that may be added to the record. I positively love the blue greater than I just like the drab beige, and really what a easy course of for such a drastic change. In case you have some storage doorways that want a makeover then I hope this video conjures up you to deal with it come the following good weathered weekend.

I’ll see you on my subsequent undertaking. Take a look at the plans listed on my web site for inspiration on your subsequent undertaking!

Supplies I Used to Improve my Storage Door