Garage Door Painting in Denton, TX

Garage door painting in Denton, TX brings back faded or chalky steel, wood and composite doors with a wash, deglossing, rust spot priming and two coats of exterior paint. Safe Choice Painting paints single, double and golf cart doors and the trim around them, keeping the color or changing it within your HOA or district rules.

Why Denton garage doors fade first

A garage door is usually the largest single surface on the front of the house, and it often faces the street in full sun. Denton's summer highs average 91 to 96 degrees from June through August, and the city has hit 113. That heat and sun break down factory finishes, so steel doors chalk and darker colors fade unevenly by panel.

Many of the city's garage doors are now due. By Census estimates, about 22 percent of Denton's housing was built from 2000 to 2009, and the original factory finish on a door that age has usually lost its color by now.

Steel, wood and composite doors

• Steel: washed, scuff-sanded or deglossed so the new coat bonds, rust spots sanded to bright metal and primed, dents noted.
• Wood: loose paint scraped, end grain at the bottom sealed, split panels pointed out, bare wood primed.
• Composite and faux wood: cleaned and painted with a product rated for the material.

Weatherstripping, the bottom seal and the opener sensors are masked, not painted. Panel joints get thin coats so the door can roll without cracking the paint.

Golf cart doors and wide garages

Robson Ranch listings often describe garages extended to fit a golf cart beside the cars. However the doors are laid out, every door on the front is painted in the same session with the same product, so the color and sheen match from one end to the other. Robson Ranch's Declaration requires committee approval for exterior changes as to color, so a new garage door color goes through the committee first; the Robson Ranch page explains the steps.

Detached garages in Oak-Hickory

In the Oak-Hickory Historic District, Section 4.9.4 of the Development Code asks for accessory buildings visible from a public street, detached garages included, to be compatible with the main building in materials, detailing and color. Plan the garage door with the house colors, and file the Certificate of Appropriateness for both. See exterior painting in Denton for the district steps.

Colors that last on a sunny door

• Match the trim color for a quiet front.
• Match the body color so the door recedes.
• Pick a darker accent only with a paint rated for the sun on that wall.

Trim around the door is often painted at the same time; see exterior trim painting in Denton.

The inside of the garage

If the garage walls and ceiling need paint too, see garage interior painting in Denton. The general guide to door prep and paint is our garage door painting page.

What the job looks like

1. Walkthrough to check material, rust and dents.
2. Wash and let the door dry.
3. Degloss and prime bare metal or wood.
4. Two coats with the door closed, panel joints worked thin.
5. Dry time before the opener runs again; we tell you when.
6. Final check that seals, sensors and hardware are clean and working.

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