Garage Door Grease Cleaner

Getting a white lithium grease compound.

Garage door grease cleaner.

For wood doors clean the outside of the door by wiping it with a dry soft cloth. Lubricate the tracks and hinges with a silicone or teflon based spray. Garage door lubricants that are grease based go on by hand and are much messier. Once loosened the weather strip should slide out if you pull a free end from the side of the garage door.

Cleaning your garage door is much the same as cleaning your car. You re going to need a couple of basic supplies that you probably already have in your garage. Then clean the garage door tracks with a damp rag to get rid of any dirt and debris. These are under extreme tension.

Once your door is clean spray a lithium based grease or garage door lube onto the hinges and rollers. If the weather seal has trouble sliding into place pull it all the way back out and apply penetrating oil to the groove. Clean 3 5 gallon bucket. And finally tighten any loose screws or nuts.

Do not use wd 40 type lubricant oil based or grease. They give you more freedom to evenly coat hinges locks gears and springs. Clean the door groove to be free of any debris. After cleaning a wood door may also require repainting or staining.

Then slide a new piece of weather seal into the door groove. To lubricate a garage door first close it and disconnect the power by turning off the switch or circuit breaker. Caution should be used around any nuts or bolts with red heads.