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Mask the Concrete and Side Tracks

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Paint a garage door in 2 minutes. How to paint doors!

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What happens here

Next, mask the concrete directly in front of and underneath the garage door opening. Use a hand masker with masking paper and tape to extend coverage far enough inside the garage that the bottom of the garage door will rest entirely on the paper when closed. This prevents overspray from getting on the concrete. For the side tracks or trim, if the trim is high enough, tuck the masking paper underneath it to create a clean edge. Tack down all edges of the paper securely to prevent it from flipping up and sticking to the wet paint on the door.

Goal: Protect the concrete and side tracks from overspray.

Tools and materials

  • Hand Masker — Applying masking paper and tape quickly and efficiently
  • Tough Gaff — Cutting masking tape and paper cleanly
  • Masking Paper — Protecting the concrete and side tracks from overspray
  • Masking Tape FrogTape — Securing masking paper

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touch up tape across the bottom just like that now I'm going to mask down here the concrete I don't want to get any overspray on the concrete I want a mask far and Far Enough inside that when my garage door comes down it's setting on the paper I want to tack everything down really good because I don't want the paper flipping up and hitting the wet door sometimes this trim is up high enough that you could tuck it underneath if you can you want to tuck it underneath you don't want these flaps hanging out the flip up now the garage door I can see where it comes down on the concrete so I'm going to run paper right along that far enough back I'm gonna run two rows of paper now I'm gonna be tacking these ends down I'm going to tack it down few places in the middle

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