Hi,
I'm painting my exterior entrance door. It's metal. I'll probably finish it in a latex semi-gloss, but my consider a gloss finish.
First, it's been horribly painted in the past. How should I prep it? 150 grit on my palm sander?
Secondly, how can I eliminate brush marks? In the past I've used a foam roller to roll out the brush marks. Does anyone know of another method for producing a smooth finish coat?
Thanks.
Us oil not latex, from a real paint store, like Ben Moore or P&L and penetrol and a good brush. Sand with 220 minimum , have the store lead you. Oil finishes smother and harder.
If it was "horribly painted" it is probably latex. Latex won't sand. You
*could* chemically strip then prime. Oil primer. It doesn't sand well either...best way is wet sanding with silicon carbide paper. #400. Another choice is auto body primer...it sands well. __________________Use paint. Real paint (oil) and tip it off. Or spray. Either way, have the door horizontal.
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Flotrol and good technique.
Actually neighbors have a guy staying with them who's painting a bunch. He's an ex-car guy, so he's been using a little bondo to reduce some of the internal corners on molding and then spraying it with an airless brush and some fancy ass nozzle on it.
The result is a car-finish. Totally smooth flowing. Neat look.
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