Have Your Storage Doors Lost Their Luster?
Dull, faded, chalky storage doors detract from your curb appeal and make renting harder. Restore any color doors and metal buildings to look new again.
Restore your curb appeal with the Everbrite Restoration System
Let the Everbrite™ Restoration System "Bring your Doors Back to Life" and Protect them from the sun with strong sunscreen and anti-oxidants. Yes, the sun can fade and chalk-painted metal. Fortunately, faded, dull, chalky painted doors and metal buildings can be restored to look new again. Everbrite will restore painted metal to the original color and luster and provides strong sunscreen protection for paint.
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Faded, dull storage doors, metal buildings and signs are universal problems in the storage industry. Your customers like to rent from well-maintained facilities. When a facility is well maintained, your customers feel safer and more comfortable renting from you.
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Everbrite Coating is a clear restoration coating that restores faded metal of any color.
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Everbrite Coating is not a paint so there is NO masking or taping necessary.
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There is NO tricky or complicated mixing.
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Everbrite Coating is ready to apply. Clean the metal completely and apply Everbrite to restore the color and luster. You can restore your doors or metal buildings yourself.
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Everbrite is formulated to remain flexible and will not crack or peel like lacquers or automotive coatings. When a door is rolled up, the roll can be as small as five inches so any coating used on roll-up doors must remain flexible. Aluminum panels on a metal building will expand and contract with temperature changes. Any coating that does not remain flexible will crack and peel if used on roll-up doors or aluminum panels. Coatings made for short pieces of steel like automotive coatings are not flexible and should not be used for metal buildings or doors.
Everbrite newest video shows close-ups of exactly how to clean and restore the finish of chalky metal storage doors. This process can be used on all painted metal surfaces.
Get Everything you Need with an Everbrite Restoration Kit
Starter Kit
2 Door Test
Restoration Kit
15 - 20 Doors
Large Restoration Kit
75 - 100 Doors
Well maintained, clean facilities attract customers. If just one long-term customer goes to the new facility that's moving in down the street, you can lose thousands of dollars.
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RESTORATION - Everbrite will restore your old, faded, dull, chalky doors and metal buildings to look new again and will restore the original color and luster.
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PROTECTION - Everbrite's strong sunscreens and anti-oxidants protect metal from corrosion, oxidation, acid rain, moisture, rust, chalking, salt corrosion, graffiti and more.
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ECONOMICAL - Material Cost for Coating and Cleaners under $20 per large roll up door and about $10 for small doors.
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LONG LASTING - The original restoration will look great for 5 to 10 years and Everbrite can be refreshed and maintained indefinitely.
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FLEXIBLE - Everbrite will expand and contract with metal so it will flex with your roll-up doors - NO peeling - NO chipping - NO cracking - WILL NOT discolor or yellow with age.
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FREE ESTIMATES For Material Only or for Professional Application.
Customer Reviews for Self Storage Facilities
"Sometimes a simple 'Thank You' is not enough. Seems there should be more – especially when you have made two of our family legacy self storage facilities look so radiant! A few years ago, you made the doors sparkle in our 800 + unit facility. The doors were over 30 years old. They endured blistering summers and icy winters. Now they are bright, shiny and fresh looking. We no longer look tired and neglected. Staff and customers are upbeat and rental rates are up as well.
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Recently, you applied the same treatment to the doors of another self storage facility of ours. In addition, you treated the entire metal buildings. Talk about the WOW! Factor, this is it. Because we were so pleased with the enduring results of your work on the larger facility, we went for the entire building package for the recent treatment and we could not be more pleased. As a company, your timely response and thoroughness serves you well. Your on site staff were cordial, efficient and thorough. They were fun to chat with. At the end of the day, the jobsite was clean. The work was started and completed as agreed. Well done, my friends. Keep up the good work! May every day be an EVERBRITE DAY !!"
-Mike Clark Ramona Self Storage - Grand Ave Storage
Splotchy Paint?
Even though your doors are fairly new, do you see light-colored paint splotches on your doors? What causes these? What can you do to fix them?
The paint on your storage doors is baked on paint and will last for years without fading. When your doors were installed, matching touch-up paint is used to touch up any scratches or blemishes.
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Paint that is not baked on will fade more quickly, causing light-colored splotches on your doors.
Since the paint matched to begin with, Everbrite Coating will restore the splotches back to the original color and luster - making your doors match again.
To fix splotchy doors, clean the entire door. You can coat the splotchy areas with Everbrite Coating.
If you want to test your splotchy doors, clean the area with mild soap and water, rinse well with fresh water and observe the area when wet. The water will replicate the coating to show you what your door will look like without the splotches. (When the door dries, the splotches will re-appear until coated with Everbrite)
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Everbrite is a clear restoration coating that restores faded metal of any color. Everbrite is not a paint so there is NO masking or taping necessary. Everbrite is self-annealing and will blend to itself so it can be maintained indefinitely.
Storage FAQ's
What is the Everbrite Restoration System?
Everbrite Protective Coating is a unique, crystal-clear coating used to refinish and restore your faded doors and metal buildings. In addition to restoring a “like-new" appearance, Everbrite will protect your valuable property from sun fading, salt air oxidation, moisture damage, tarnish, acid rain, and other damaging elements. Everbrite has U.V. absorbers and Anti-Oxidants to protect painted metal from fading, chalking, and corrosion. It is a homogeneous, one-part coating, so there is nothing to mix. It has an indefinite shelf life in a closed container, so there is no waste. Everbrite is a thin and flexible coating, so it will not chip, crack, or peel when the metal flexes or the doors roll up.
Is Everbrite the same as automotive coating?
Absolutely not. Automotive Coatings are formulated to be applied to short pieces of steel not aluminum doors that roll up on themselves. Automotive Coatings are not flexible. When a door is rolled up, the top of the door is compressed into a circle as little as 5 inches. Everbrite will remain flexible and will flex and bend with the door. Automobile coatings are 2 part coatings and are not self-annealing so re-application in 5 to 10 years is very difficult. Everbrite will blend to itself so it can be maintained indefinitely.
Why not just paint metal buildings and rollup doors?
In many cases, metal surfaces are repainted simply because they have become dull and faded. Refinishing with Everbrite Coating is less expensive, faster, easier and achieves more permanent results than repainting. Because many of the additives that used to make paint last (like lead) have been removed from paint, it will not last as long as it used to. Many times, paint will start to fade again in just a year. Saving your baked on paint or stopping the paint maintenance cycle with paint will save you many hours and dollars as well. Exterior metal that has been repainted begins to age almost immediately and will rarely rival the original baked-on finish in sheen or quality. Just repainting metal cannot protect against salt air corrosion or acid rain damage, and may crack, peel, blister, chip, and ruin the look of your property. Unless it is absolutely necessary to paint, it is much better to refinish the baked-on finish. Unlike paint, Everbrite dries very quickly, allowing your tenants access to their units in just minutes, and will not interrupt day-to-day operations of your business.
Does applying Everbrite require special tools or expertise?
NO. Everbrite can be applied by everyday people with common tools. We have complete illustrated directions at: Complete Illustrated Directions We also have "How-To" Videos to show you exactly how to restore your metal doors and buildings on our Video Page The secret to a successful Everbrite application is making sure the surface is completely cleaned—free of oxidation, dirt, grease, silicone, wax and moisture. First, chalky oxidation can be wiped off with plain water and a microfiber towel. Then, a final wash with EZ-Prep Concentrated Cleaner and water followed by a thorough rinse with plain water. Application of the Everbrite Coating can be done with most any commercially available compressed air or airless sprayer equipped with a fine finish tip. For smaller areas Everbrite can be applied with a lint-free white cloth, wax applicator, or a high-density foam roller. For touch-ups and corners, aerosol cans are available.
Can't I just clean the doors?
Sure, you can just clean the doors but cleaning will not restore the color and luster if the topcoat is gone. We have a page with the best way to clean your doors. New doors and buildings can be maintained by simply cleaning with EZ-Prep Concentrated Cleaner and water. Once the doors are faded, just cleaning the metal will not bring back the shine and color. If you clean doors or metal buildings and don't seal or protect the surface, it will soon fade or chalk again. Once the doors are sealed with Everbrite, not only will they look new again but will be much easier to keep clean and will be protected from corrosion and oxidation.
Can I use a pressure washer to clean my doors?
This is not a good idea. Most seals on storage doors will not keep water out if a stream is sprayed into the "C" channel. Customers normally have their stuff in cardboard boxes stacked within inches of the door, and having customers approach you as to why their stuff has water damage is not a good feeling! Care must be taken not to spray water in the edges or in the opening above the door, and with our method, tens of thousands of units have been washed with no water damage.
Do I have to mask-off door hardware and locks?
No, Everbrite will not damage or compromise metal hardware or locks. In fact, Everbrite will protect the locks and hardware from rust and corrosion as well.
I have lighter blotches on my doors? What causes this? How can it be fixed?
The original paint on your metal buildings and doors is baked on in the factory. Many times when your doors are put up, touch up paint that matches the color of your doors is used by the contractor to cover any scratches. At the time it is touched up, it matches very well, but non-baked on paint will oxidize faster and blotches can appear where the touch up paint fades faster than the original baked on paint. Refinishing with Everbrite will bring back the faded color, and your doors will match once more.
Can I hire someone to apply Everbrite to my doors?
Yes. There we have a nation wide network of contractors with Everbrite application experience. We will be happy to get you a contracting bid for your property.
Is Everbrite just for doors?
No. Any surface that is subject to oxidation, corrosion, fading or discoloration is a candidate for Everbrite. This includes metal buildings, roofs, gutters, metal trim, gate boxes, gates, bollards, signs, and much more.
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