Need Help with Front Door - Ugh!
#1
09-20-10, 12:31 PM
Need Help with Front Door - Ugh!
A metal front door. I first painted it with a red satin, which did not look good at all. So I just put 2 coats of primer over top and the plan is to now apply an exterior latex in red. I tested a small section before doing the whole door and the white primer is showing underneath the red. I used one of those sponge brushes and tried it with a small roller too, but that didn't seem to help. You see streaks of the primer underneath.
Am I missing something?
Please help! Thank you!!
Am I missing something?
Please help! Thank you!!
#2
09-20-10, 02:15 PM
Welcome to the forums!
Why did you primer over the red satin? You should have been able to apply the new red
directly over the red satin.... or was the satin oil base?
Grey primers work better than white primer when red is the top coat. It will take another coat or two of the red to cover the primer.
Why did you primer over the red satin? You should have been able to apply the new red
directly over the red satin.... or was the satin oil base?
Grey primers work better than white primer when red is the top coat. It will take another coat or two of the red to cover the primer.
#3
09-21-10, 05:42 AM
Thanks for your reply, Mark.
Yes, the satin was oil based & it just did not look good at all. So I was looking to go with a flat exterior and then I may put a clear seal coat over top of it.
I just grabbed primer, not realizing that there was both white & gray. Should've went with the gray in retrospect.
And so it sounds like multiple coats ought to do it. That was the plan, but after just doing a little test I was expecting the new paint to fully cover the primer first time around.
Thanks much!!
Yes, the satin was oil based & it just did not look good at all. So I was looking to go with a flat exterior and then I may put a clear seal coat over top of it.
I just grabbed primer, not realizing that there was both white & gray. Should've went with the gray in retrospect.
And so it sounds like multiple coats ought to do it. That was the plan, but after just doing a little test I was expecting the new paint to fully cover the primer first time around.
Thanks much!!
#4
09-21-10, 09:05 AM
What type of primer did you use? Did you sand the red satin before applying the primer? Oil base primers adhere better to oil enamel than latex primers do. While you can find grey primers, generally you need to have the paint store tint it for you.
I'm not fond of applying a clear over top of flat house paint. Waterbased polys aren't for exterior use and and oil base polys often deepen the color of the paint it is applied over. It's best to use an enamel - latex or oil base.
I'm not fond of applying a clear over top of flat house paint. Waterbased polys aren't for exterior use and and oil base polys often deepen the color of the paint it is applied over. It's best to use an enamel - latex or oil base.
