If painting your door with oil based paint doesn t sound appealing to you you can use an exterior latex based paint.
Painting a steel door with latex paint.
Ask this old house painter mauro henrique teaches a homeowner how to paint a metal front entry door.
Brush on a light coat.
Since you mentioned that you are in direct sun most of the day i would highly recommend using a paint that is fade resistant.
Paints that are made for galvanized surfaces will require less prep work and will adhere better than other kinds of paint.
However you will have to use an oil based exterior primer before you paint.
Do not use alkyd based paints or oil based primer.
Paint all four edges of the door first.
It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted.
When painting edges some paint inevitably slops onto the faces of the door.
You have three methods of application to choose from brushing rolling or spraying.
Also latex enamel doesn t truly cure for a week or more and when door is closed it may stick to the weather stripping around the door frame and pull the paint off around the door edges.
Before you apply the primer and paint lightly sand the door with 400 grit sandpaper so the primer and paint will stick to it better.
I have found that applying blue painters tape onto the weatherstrip and leave it on a few weeks avoids that.
When it s on slick steel paint doesn t absorb into the material and laydown and you re going to have a rough looking texture in your paint finish.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
Some people use acrylic latex paint which is not designed specifically for galvanized metal so you will want to prime the surface before painting.
The most commonly used and available type of paint for metal doors is latex.
5 painting a steel door and side lights.
Applying the paint is the most satisfying part of painting a steel door plan on a minimum of one coat of primer and two coats of finish.
To paint a steel door you ll need exterior paint and an oil based primer designed specifically for metal.
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This is an easy to use water based paint that doesn t require extra skill or.
A steel door needs extra special care when it s painted because the wet paint can easily be manipulated by the tool that s applying it.
Brushing steel doors probably the.