This is truly random:
Any words of wisdom when it comes to painting a steel external door? Our front door gets baked every afternoon so the paint's peeling up badly -- thus I must repaint -- but I'd rather do this as infrequently as possible (preferably once). I'm having a slow week so can devote the time to actually doing this right.
BSH, you're a general-contractor type, what brands/mixtures/methods you recommend? Anybody else with clue?
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--Jaeger
PAINTING A DOOR
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PAINTING A DOOR
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Re: PAINTING A DOOR
I personally hate painting and thus have devoted my career to advising on entirely grey concrete buildings in lieu of frippery like colors or style. I will ask the painters on my current project, but typically we use an industrial enamel paint. Lowe's or HD will probably have a Rustoleum product similar to it. Oil based paint will wreck your paint brushes and will make you sick with the smell while it cures, but its tough as nails when it dries. You would want to avoid direct sunlight when you paint it and for as long as possible afterwards, so maybe build a little tarpaulin tent over your door while you do this, but MAKE SURE IT IS VENTILATED like leave the sides open or something. Refer to my previous statement regarding smell, those vapors will literally make you small and knock your ass out.Jaeger wrote:This is truly random:
Any words of wisdom when it comes to painting a steel external door? Our front door gets baked every afternoon so the paint's peeling up badly -- thus I must repaint -- but I'd rather do this as infrequently as possible (preferably once). I'm having a slow week so can devote the time to actually doing this right.
BSH, you're a general-contractor type, what brands/mixtures/methods you recommend? Anybody else with clue?
Otherwise it's me, a power sander, and the nice people at Home Despot.
--Jaeger
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"Lasse mich deine Seele dem Herrscher der Finsternis opfern"
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Re: PAINTING A DOOR
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"Every accident involving machinery begins with a single defect. Never forget that defect can be between your ears." - E.J. Potter
"I feel like I'm in "my little pony" HELL!!!!" -Goose
"Well, he never ever smiled, but he always seemed pleased."
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Re: PAINTING A DOOR
I found this thread and, man, was I confused.
The title and the thread author, didn't compute.
Painting. That's Peter's thing, innit? Why is Bill encasing a door in inches and inches of paint?! Is that maybe some kind of romantic gesture for Mishka, what with the trade she's in?
Piccini, how would you go about painting such a door?
The title and the thread author, didn't compute.
Painting. That's Peter's thing, innit? Why is Bill encasing a door in inches and inches of paint?! Is that maybe some kind of romantic gesture for Mishka, what with the trade she's in?
Piccini, how would you go about painting such a door?
If there were absolutely anything to be afraid of, don't you think I would have worn pants?
I said I have a big stick.
I said I have a big stick.
- Jaeger
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Re: PAINTING A DOOR
Heh, I've already screwed that up -- I stripped it down to bare metal. Bad start for one of Piccini's projects.DerGolgo wrote:
Piccini, how would you go about painting such a door?
--Jaeger
<<NEUTIQUAM ERRO>>Bigshankhank wrote:The world is a fucking wreck, but there is still sunshine in some places. Go outside and look for it.
2018 Indian Scout -- "Lilah"