I am working on a pair of double storm doors in Edinburgh, made around 1897. They are almost stripped and sanded ready for a paint system.
In the past I have always used Dulux Weathershield - is there anything better? I like Craig and Rose for non-gloss interiors stuff but these doors have to be gloss (and oil-based).
Geoff
Sadolin Classic, then Sadolin Endurance.
I hate paint...
Paint and panelled doors don't go well together - the paint glues the panels into the frame, causing them to split because they can't move anymore as the humidity changes, as they were designed to.
If you want painted panel doors, start with moulded ones, not real ones.
I don't know whether it is better, but I like Sandtex 10 year exterior gloss paint.
In article , Geoff Pearson writes
As you've fully stripped it I'd suggest International 10 Year Exterior Gloss, it's microporous so should last a bit longer and unlike their earlier Ranch Paint it has a 'No 10' type high gloss finish:
Limited colour range but you'll be doing it in black of course ;-)
Last time I looked it was available at B&Q too.
My own doors are indeed black (as they should be) but this is for a neighbour so green is likely.
Celtic fans?
Owain
Coat the doors in a 2 part wood hardener. Then pretty much any paint will last well
Clearly ex-pats from Glasgow, reminiscing on the old days of compulsory Corporation Green.
I tried to look at the only shade of green available in the paint I mentioned and I am redirected from International to the Dulux site so it looks like they have been assimilated. Nothing but corporate guff on the global site and no mention of anything but marine or industrial protection. Not that it's much of a change, info from International has always been thin, excellent products but zero info.
The problem with Weathershield is the primer. Since VOC 2010, this is now water based and simply won't dry if the temperature is less than 20 centigrade. It leaves a lumpy, waxy surface on softwood. On hardwoods it is useless, just runs off like the proverbial ducks back. Make sure you protect the sandstone around the door because it dribbles all over the place.
Sandtex primer/undercoat is still oil based. Of course, it takes a lot longer to dry.
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