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This front door has me stymied. Fiberglass, original white color, washed it down good, let it dry before starting to paint this morning. Nice dry day, temps in low 70's, front porch, so no glaring sun etc.
Using Valspar Dura Max paint in a nice red color that I like. Also using good brushes, Wooster, proper for the application etc. Probably have painted at least 10 front doors over the years, some wood, some metal insulated, etc. w/o any problem.
Problem is the first coat did not go on even, some places dried looking darker than others even though I tried to spread it evenly and overlapped when paint margins were wet. Applied a decent amount of paint to brush, not overloaded (imo) & brushed it out per usual and plan to do a 2nd coat tomorrow. Initially the paint can was shaken real good, and stirred until smooth consistency, it's a bit thicker paint than I'm used to, so I took extra care with it.
Do you think this is a paint problem (brand, quality etc.) ? or is painting a door red an issue. A friend of mine had a painter do her metal front door red and he used a Sherwin Wms. paint. It looks pretty bad also, and he hasn't shown up in a year to do it over. Not nice. So she wants to repaint it herself.
Now we have 2 "red door" problems. Can y'all help a damsel in paint distress so I can finish this project up tomorrow? Thank you so much.
In my experience painting something red takes many coats. Many. Coats. Also, I'd probably use a roller or sprayer rather than brushes.
Thx Maciesmom .... Doubt I can use a roller except around the sides etc. This is a 6 panel door. Can't remove the door -- so no go on a sprayer. "Many coats" eh? doesn't sound like fun. Red is the only color I've never painted a door. Go figure.
Even though it was painted before, did you follow manufacturers instructions for cleaning and priming before the final coat? Proper preparation is critical for a good finish.
Even though it was painted before, did you follow manufacturers instructions for cleaning and priming before the final coat? Proper preparation is critical for a good finish.
Washed door, it wasn't dirty, but washed it anyways. The door was the original white, no chalking or anything, nice and smooth, original finish white from factory. Paint is combo paint/primer. Valspar Dura Max.
Patience. And don't try to shortcut by using too much paint either, it will make things worse. Be sure to keep the coats in the brush area equal in number and paint application to the coats being rolled.
I know. But a lot of today's paint takes a gazillion coats. I used expensive paint + primer (Behr ultra enamal) that was supposed to cover in one coat, and it didn't. I was so disappointed with the streaks and uneven patches, but the second coat was perfect! My holiday project was repainting my living room.
I got exactly the results I wanted; it just took two coats in my case.
Earlier this year it took *five freaking coats* on one of the walls where some dumbo had used brown exterior paint. The first two coats were Kilz (!) [a paint used over nasty colors like neon purple] and then three of the paint + primer.
Ick. But today I have nice, beige walls, a pleasure to look at, and if I put the house back on the market, all the rooms will be a nice neutral color, which doesn't send most buyers running for the street.
Red is a particularly challenging color to paint with.
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Can y'all help a damsel in paint distress so I can finish this project up tomorrow? Thank you so much.
