A garage makeover is an easy DIY task for the homeowner, especially if you have wooden or metal garage doors that really look like they need a fresh coat of exterior paint. I have two garage doors that are insulated aluminum. My garage doors are light weight yet they keep the unheated garage at least forty degrees above the outside temperature during the coldest winter days.

Although they are factory painted the color does not match the house. I painted the doors with two coats of semi-gloss exterior latex paint to match the trim on the house and it took no time at all and only cost about $23 for the paint.

The factory color was a flat white and a bit dated. They really needed a fresh coat of paint. Of course we spend some time choosing the right paint. I recommend that you stay with a traditional paint scheme rather that doing stripes and poker dots. After all you do want to maintain a traditional curbside appearance.

I actually started this project at around 9:00 in the morning just before the warmest part of the day. I finished well before noon and it came out looking great.

The paint was applied using a regular wool roller although the paint people at the paint store recommended a foam roller. Foam rollers tend to make bubbles in the paint that are difficult to work out. In addition to the roller, a regular three inch angled brush was used to get into all the cracks and trim out the edges. By the time the first coat was finished the doors were ready for the second coat. The second coat went much faster than the first coat and the final paint job came out beautiful. The garage as well as the front of the house has a new look about it.

Painting garage doors is an easy DIY project that can be completed in a couple of hours. Not only will a fresh coat of paint spruce up your home and give it a new roadside appearance, it will also help preserve and protect the doors against the elements of Mother Nature. Don’t hire a professional painter to do the job, you can DIY. Use a good quality latex enamel exterior paint for best results.

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