Cleaning your garage door is much the same as cleaning your car.
Garage door grease cleaner.
Once your door is clean spray a lithium based grease or garage door lube onto the hinges and rollers.
Do not use wd 40 type lubricant oil based or grease.
Once loosened the weather strip should slide out if you pull a free end from the side of the garage door.
Getting a white lithium grease compound.
For wood doors clean the outside of the door by wiping it with a dry soft cloth.
Then slide a new piece of weather seal into the door groove.
Caution should be used around any nuts or bolts with red heads.
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.
They give you more freedom to evenly coat hinges locks gears and springs.
It s a good idea to have a specific bucket for washing your car and garage door.
If the weather seal has trouble sliding into place pull it all the way back out and apply penetrating oil to the groove.
You re going to need a couple of basic supplies that you probably already have in your garage.
Wash the door with a soft sponge or cloth and a cleaner appropriate for the surface then thoroughly rinse the door with a hose.
Then clean the garage door tracks with a damp rag to get rid of any dirt and debris.
After cleaning a wood door may also require repainting or staining.
Clean the door groove to be free of any debris.
Clean 3 5 gallon bucket.
These are under extreme tension.