Entrance door not closing well after priming it
#1
08-07-21, 06:39 PM
Entrance door not closing well after priming it
Hello,
I recently decided to repaint my entrance door (standard exterior door made of a light steel shell and filled with insulating material).
I sanded it well and all was still working fine alignment-wise (i.e. the door closed and locked well).
Then I gave it a first coat of primer and let it dry, but now the door doesn't close well anymore.
Strangely, looking at the edge of the door while I push it closed (it doesn't close fully anymore, unless I force it), I can see that the edge is not aligned with the casing, the top part being roughly how it was originally, but the bottom part sticking out a good third of an inch.
To explain better, it is not a side tilt, the long edges (casing and door) are still parallel, it is a vertical tilt, with the lower, horizontal part of the door, being closer to me than it used to.
I am not exactly sure what happened, as I don't think I forced the door in any way while painting it, I was just holding the handle to keep it still.
I also double-checked the rubber insulation to see if I inadvertently moved it, if anything got in the way, or if I left by mistake beads of paint that increase the thickness somewhere, but all seems fine.
Also, I don't believe it's the primer, as the door used to have various layers of paint, that I removed, and the amount it sticks out on the lower part is a third of an inch, which way more than a coat of primer.
Luckily, I was able to close the door with the lock, but I am a bit unsure on how to proceed to fix it.
What should I do?
Thank you
I recently decided to repaint my entrance door (standard exterior door made of a light steel shell and filled with insulating material).
I sanded it well and all was still working fine alignment-wise (i.e. the door closed and locked well).
Then I gave it a first coat of primer and let it dry, but now the door doesn't close well anymore.
Strangely, looking at the edge of the door while I push it closed (it doesn't close fully anymore, unless I force it), I can see that the edge is not aligned with the casing, the top part being roughly how it was originally, but the bottom part sticking out a good third of an inch.
To explain better, it is not a side tilt, the long edges (casing and door) are still parallel, it is a vertical tilt, with the lower, horizontal part of the door, being closer to me than it used to.
I am not exactly sure what happened, as I don't think I forced the door in any way while painting it, I was just holding the handle to keep it still.
I also double-checked the rubber insulation to see if I inadvertently moved it, if anything got in the way, or if I left by mistake beads of paint that increase the thickness somewhere, but all seems fine.
Also, I don't believe it's the primer, as the door used to have various layers of paint, that I removed, and the amount it sticks out on the lower part is a third of an inch, which way more than a coat of primer.
Luckily, I was able to close the door with the lock, but I am a bit unsure on how to proceed to fix it.
What should I do?
Thank you
#3
08-07-21, 06:54 PM
No, that's the strange part.
I was just holding the handle to keep the door still.
Could I have inadvertently put too much pressure while the door was open, thus having enough leverage to shift things?
Even in that case, I would have expected the door to sag due to a side tilt, not have the bottom edge stick out, so I'm really stuck
I was just holding the handle to keep the door still.
Could I have inadvertently put too much pressure while the door was open, thus having enough leverage to shift things?
Even in that case, I would have expected the door to sag due to a side tilt, not have the bottom edge stick out, so I'm really stuck
Last edited by clemens1; 08-07-21 at 07:25 PM. Reason: added comment
#4
08-08-21, 08:29 AM
Mystery solved 
Somehow, the wooden doorstop "trim" (I'm not really sure how to call it) moved just enough, despite the fact that I didn't work on it.
I guess closing and opening the door multiple times dislodged it a bit.
I pushed it back using my body weight, and now things seem to be back to normal.
Somehow, the wooden doorstop "trim" (I'm not really sure how to call it) moved just enough, despite the fact that I didn't work on it.
I guess closing and opening the door multiple times dislodged it a bit.
I pushed it back using my body weight, and now things seem to be back to normal.
