Once this is done open up your garage door and remove the springs.
How to fix wooden garage door panels.
When you notice water damage rotting bowing or other issues with your garage door panels fear not.
Undo the tension springs from the turnbuckles holding them in place.
Wooden garage doors are beautiful when they re well maintained but they re also susceptible to the changing weather conditions that can wreak havoc on the smooth wood panels.
Raise the garage door and disconnect the power to the automatic garage door opener if applicable.
Also disconnect the center arm if the door has an opener.
This will make sure that the door does not spring open when you are working on it.
Once this is done close the garage door holding it all the way down.
There s a lot of tension in the springs so be careful.
One damaged panel on your garage door doesn t mean you need to replace the entire door.