Painting A Steel Front Door

For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.

Painting a steel front door.

Although painting a steel door is an easy project for most homeowners there are a few considerations that can drastically affect the longevity of the finish and the need to refinish sooner. Steel door painting tips. Make sure to stir up your paint prior to using and remember the key to painting anything is with thin multiple coats. 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.

Then apply 2 coats of the primer letting it dry after each coat. Paint a metal door metal doors offer great benefits in security and weather resistance but to keep their surfaces welcoming and rust free you have to keep up with the painting. Painting a steel door shouldn t need to be done for 8 10 years if completed properly. Use the vacuum with the dust attachment to clean off the door then wipe it down with a wet rag.

Remove the hardware from the door and place it somewhere safe. Remove your door hardware. Steps for painting a door. Door handles hinges frame and windows it s time to paint.

In this segment we ll show you how to give a previously painted steel entry door a fresh new paint job. So if this applies to you skip down to where it says how to strip your metal front door and then come back up here to start on the painting portion. Pour the paint into a tray. You could tape it off with painter s tape but really to do it right you want to remove your doorknobs and lockset.

Remove the door from its hinge pins with the hammer and place it on the sawhorses. Supplies needed glidden primer white or grey depending on your chosen paint color glidden premium exterior paint in a semi gloss finish foam paint roller roller cover roller tray 2 angled brush paint stirrer paint stripper if you are painting over a metal door that is cracking or peeling paint stripping gloves sandpaper recommend 150 to 180 grit scraper drop cloths i cut up boxes.