Galvanized Trim

With all of the trim off the doors I could start to clean it up.  This included getting rid of all of the old paint of the aluminum bits, the galvanized trim and the steel hinges.  I used some paint remover to get the old paint off since I was worried what sanding would do to the finish.

It worked very well and now you can really see the nice pattern on the trim caused by the galvanizing. I put on the paint remover and let is sit for about a half hour, then using some steel wool and a razor blade the old paint just came right off.

I will have to put a second coat on to get all the rest of it but overall I am quite happy with how it worked and that I was able to preserve the coating.