"aemeijers" wrote

Cshenk wrote:
"Phisherman" wrote

One painting a metal exterior door:.

Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore. Remove the door hinge pins and
rest the door on two sawhorses. Remove the hardware and window (if
present). Mask off the hinge. Lightly sand the surface using 220
grit. Prime and apply two finish coats per manufacturer's
suggestions. The paint should last 20+ years.

Ok thanks! The hardware is just the deadbolt and doorknob which we can
masking tape off pretty easy (samwich bag over knob).

Uh, no you really want to take the knob and deadbolt off. No reason not
to- it is just a few screws. If you mask it, no matter how carefully,
there will always be paint on the knob, and when (not if) the knob gets a
tad loose, the unpainted areas will show, and when the knob moves it will
likely flake the paint edge right around it.

Knobs can be replaced but Don ans I are both Navy and using to taping orr
correctly. There's several tricks to it uncluding using a razor blade
around the edges to make a clean line. We just changed out the door
hardware and can again but it's easier to tape off in this case. It's the
hardware on the frame we'd want to remove before painting that.

Is the reason for removing the door and putting it over sawhorses to
prevent drips? My husband was thinking to do it in place with 3 coats
and thinned down latex exterior lightly applied. We didnt know the grit
level for the sandpaper or the recommended brands of paint so thank you!

Painting on horses is much preferred, to avoid runs, avoid missing spots,
and because it is much easier to see what you are doing, to get in all the
little nooks and crannies. You paint in place, you have to keep the door
propped open anyway. Just as easy to barricade the hole if you have to
leave it overnight.

Ok and thanks! Might do that then. Don's checking to see if he can
color-match a brown to the same as we need for the brickwork (slightly
diffrent paints involved).