| Restoring Vintage Sliding Garage-Doors |
| A Ft. Worth home, in the 1930s modern style, gets a distinctive period feature restored. |
From "Restoration Realities"
episode DRTR-211 |
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Removing the Doors, Hardware and Jambs- Remove the garage doors from the brackets that ride along the track. It will help to place shim blocks under the door to relieve some of the pressure from the brackets (figure A).
Using vice grips, remove the bolts from the brackets (figure B) and slide the doors out (figure C).Lay the doors on plywood supported by saw horses.
Remove the brackets from the track, along with any hardware from the doorsUsing vice grips, unscrew the brackets from the track and set aside (figure D).Remove existing wooden side jambsUsing a hammer and a pry bar, remove the existing wooden side jambs (figure E).
Remove rollers from the track (figure F) and set aside.Degrease and lubricate rollers. Spray on degreaser (figure G). Once the rollers are well coated, simply wipe off the greasy residue with a cloth.
Spray on white lithium grease to rollers. White lithium grease is an all-purpose lubricant frequently used on moving parts. This will help the rollers operate smoothly again.
Stripping and Painting Brackets And HardwareSafety Alert: When using paint strippers, find a well ventilated area and wear chemical resistant gloves and safety glasses. Read and follow any safety precautions provided by the manufacturer of the chemicals being used. With a cut brush, apply a thick coating of metal stripper to each bracket. If applying to multiple coats of paint, more than one application of stripper may be needed.
Once the stripper has bubbled up, use steel wool to wipe the paint away (figure H).After most of the paint has been removed, brush the bracket clean with lacquer thinner.
Prime and paint the hardware. Again, working in a well ventilated area, spray red oxide primer on to the rollers and brackets (figure I).Allow the paint to dry. Drying could take anywhere from ten minutes to one hour depending on humidity. (Read and follow the manufacturer's instructions.)When the primer has dried completely, spray on a top coat of hammer finished paint and allow to dry. Again, this could take up to one hour to dry, depending on humidity levels.
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