My garage door is perfectly sound but will need re-painting. There is a small window at the top of the door and the putty is all cracked. How do I go about changing the putty? before I paint the door.
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Most likely you want to use window glaze more then caulking. eHow has an 'ok' article on the differences, but is lacking some better detail. However, there was a similar question on yesterdays contractor.com and the answer from Billy NY is excellent. He covers the main reason to use glazing over caulking in certain situations, primarily when mixing substrates such as glass and wood. He also mentions that silicon caulking can work well in some instances, but can't be painted where as window glaze can.
If you do re-glaze your window, popular mechanics has a great 'how-to' article with step by step directions.
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It sounds like you need to recaulk. You need to first remove all of the old caulk, with a knife or there are specialized tools for caulk removal (sold near the caulk you need to buy).
Get a paintable door and trim caulk. DAP is a popular brand in the US.
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