The floating panels are meant to float
They are not meant to be caulked
Occasionally on a decades old, many times re-painted, door that is looking pretty bad around the panels, I may caulk them just so they don't look so bad
But I would not ever caulk a new one
...of course, usually the new floating panel doors are stained
At least around here
Not sure why someone would buy one new to paint it....
There's better options for that
But they float so they don't crack with the extremes of the climate
(High humidity summah then dries out when the wood stove kicks in)
Could be more of an issue out here then inland someplace
And even less of in issue on a garage door (than an ext. or int.) anyway
They are not meant to be caulked
Occasionally on a decades old, many times re-painted, door that is looking pretty bad around the panels, I may caulk them just so they don't look so bad
But I would not ever caulk a new one
...of course, usually the new floating panel doors are stained
At least around here
Not sure why someone would buy one new to paint it....
There's better options for that
But they float so they don't crack with the extremes of the climate
(High humidity summah then dries out when the wood stove kicks in)
Could be more of an issue out here then inland someplace
And even less of in issue on a garage door (than an ext. or int.) anyway
