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Mask the Bottom Weather Strip

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How to Mask a Garage Door for Airless Spraying (Windows, Concrete & Pro Tips)

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What happens here

The bottom weather strip of the garage door must always be masked off to prevent it from being painted. First, apply a strip of 1.5-inch blue painter's tape directly to the weather strip. Then, place masking paper over the tape and weather strip, folding the paper underneath the weather strip to create a complete barrier against paint. Painting the bottom weather strip can cause it to oxidize, dry out, crack, and become brittle, significantly shortening its lifespan.

Goal: Prevent paint from getting on the bottom weather strip

Tools and materials

  • Masker tool — Applying masking paper with an integrated tape edge
  • Blue painter's tape — Taping the bottom weather strip
  • Masking paper — Covering the taped weather strip

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weather strip on the bottom of the door. I always mask off the weather strip. I hit it with blue um my blue uh inch and a half tape first. Then I went over the top of that with my paper, folded it underneath, and that way my weather strip doesn't get painted. So, whatever you do, don't paint the weather strip.

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