Regular soap and water won t do much to relieve a metal door of this stubborn substance.
Remove old garage door paint.
But we found an easy solution to peeling outdoor paint without all the scraping and sanding.
It removes paint from all surfaces plus its non toxic no fumes or skin burns and is just as effective as your normal run of the mill toxic products.
Because of this the outside trim around the front doors garage door and the porch pillar were in pretty bad shape this spring.
When the paint softens and starts to bubble and peel scrape off.
That s a lot of time for our wood trim to be exposed to the elements.
Homestrip p v remover would certainly be the safest way to remove it.
Our house is almost 20 years old.
Rub back and forth following the wood grain.
With a little time patience and elbow grease however paint can easily be removed from metal doors leaving the surface as though there was never paint there at all.
After that sand the door with a 30 grit and 60 grit sandpaper then rinse with a garden hose.
Spread the stripper liberally over the side of the door facing up with an old paintbrush and allow it to work for about 20 minutes.
Here s the link to the projects page on home strip and there is a link to purchase in the tool store.
Sand the garage door with 30 grit sandpaper to remove any remaining paint.