Protecting garage doors from sea air
Living by the sea is amazing and I wouldn’t change it for the world: the views, the big skies, the fresh air, but if you are a garage door then it probably isn’t your favourite place to be, so in this blog we will discuss how to clean a garage door.
The garage door in the photo above is a classic case of what the sea air can do.
Sea air carries salts that are corrosive to metal. Unfortunately, there is no garage door that can survive the elements without intervention. This door has had salt deposits settle on its surface and remain there. It has worked its destructive way through the powder coated surface and then into the galvanised steel below. The manufacturer has a very thorough process of preparing and painting their garage doors, but the ravage of the salt is too strong for it.
Why is the damage only at the top of the door, I hear you ask.
The rain that we see a lot of in the UK will wash off a certain amount of the salts. Unfortunately, it cannot get to the top of the door where often there is a soffit or an overhang of some description. The salts remain and do their destructive work. I see this all the time in my work when I visit customers for new doors or repairs.
Advice on garage door cleaning
The advice is simple. If you want your door new or old garage door to remain in good condition, then I’m afraid you have to wash it. Yes, you heard me right!
The door will need a regular rinse off with fresh water, with particular attention to the bottom and the top of the door. This way your garage door will stay looking the way your manufacturer intended for many years.
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