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Garage door stuck after painting.
A paintable sealer will give painting recommendations on the label.
Be careful to read the label as sealers have special painting requirements such as the use of an oil based primer.
The paint may have cured in areas causing the door to get stuck and this could burn the motor out.
Take the old strips off repaint the door install new weather stripping.
If you don t then the coats will never dry and your door will be sticky.
Lubricate doors that stick to the frame to reduce the sticking.
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Doors may swell due to weather and season changes.
Rub the door s top and edges with a dry bar.
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The weather stripping was probably installed to close to the garage door to begin with too much of the door is sliding along the strip.
Adding paint to that would just increase friction.
Painting a door when the weather is rainy or humid slows the drying process and leads to sticking.
Take you 2 3 hours and she will be pleased you went through the effort to make it right.
The door frame is sticking with paint climate induced swelling.
Moisture and heat cause a wood door and or.
Once you paint open your door manually the first time.