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Default Rotted overhead garage door.

On Mar 31, 3:49*pm, Notat Home wrote:
I have an overhead garage door that is apparently made of a composite
skin over composite bracing. *Although painted, it appears to soak up
rainwater and rot. *I tried patching it with bondo, but that didn't
work. *So now I'm looking for a replacement that is impervious to water..

The dealers around here have wood doors, and steel doors. *They claim
the finish will protect them, but I'm not confident since wood rots and
steel corrodes.




Wood rots and steel rusts if water is allowed to get to it.
I have 30 year old garage doors and no rot here. You do
have to keep them painted and make sure water isn't
getting to them in ways in should not. Haven't done anything
special here and they are still in great shape.