How-To Paint a Steel or Fiberglass Doors

[@therealsparkman]

What this video didn't show was a close up of the final process. It would be nice to see if brush marks were visible after it dried? I have painted my door with four coats using a soft foam roller, and it still leaves streaks and overlap. Possibly the paint drying process is too fast and this might be the cause of a patchy paint job. All I know is that painting a steel door is not as simple as this video may indicate.

[@janelemay7230]

Add Floetrol to the paint; it allows acrylic ants to level better.

[@mugentuner]

Yeah about to say you need an additive like Floetrol to cut the paint and reduce marks

[@agneskiss6579]

WHAT KIND OF PAINT ?????

[@lopezsantiago3]

Wow. He is using Sherwin Williams (Color To Go) sample paint. Which technically is needs to be topcoated by actual paint itself. It says on the can itself.

[@VintageLPs]

Was this a fiberglass or steel door? Was the white color there because the door was new or was that a primer coat? I have a fiberglass door with 10-yr. old sun-bleached gel stain fading so do I have to strip the old stain or can I wash it as directed and paint over it? Are you using oil based or water based paint?

[@walkermom100]

Would have left the window trim white.

[@jjharris316]

So true

[@miztrusa]

I'll be doing mine soon.... Window trim is gonna be white

[@culibas]

The end result didn't look good. It was darker in the middle rails and the lines showed. I don't understand why he did that.

[@tripjet999]

Wearing gloves and using blue tape - THAT'S A PRO!

[@QAsession]

Terrible video Go watch This Old House. It explains the type of paint you should use and step by step technique.

[@buzzbustillos3016]

👎🏻 poor video. I want to see the finished product and so many questions. 😂

[@nzdpnz]

Too late here to warn you, this guy is a joke. It’s almost as bad as watching paint dry ! !

[@joeygarner6333]

I would have sprayed it. And i Would have 10 doors done to his one and it would look 10x better. DONT paint your front door with a brush unless you use oil base paint.

[@candlewatt]

What about the interior part of the metal front door? Oil again?

[@affordabledoorrefinishing9588]

Why would I feel much more confident spraying this door?

[@mackhomie6]

no sanding or primer? and it's metal?

[@JustJennie147]

It might be a fiberglass door, I have that exact style (Craftsman) in fiberglass.

[@Dennis-sq2nm]

They come primed

[@jrm2383]

Prep and paint type are what l needed, not watching him paint

[@tomclose6643]

use spray paint its better

[@toneguk6703]

This young man has very gentle hands. He could be a heart surgeon or something like that. He can paint my toenails super nice. Then he can paint my mullions anytime. : )

[@lisadelaura289]

Nice job dude

[@chrisd9961]

Spray it

[@sirmaxwellvonfleckenstein5376]

This is how it is done by a professional folks. Slow, deliberate, calculating and thorough. He just didn't slop it on and spread it out in a hurried manner.

[@nzdpnz]

Yep, that’s how the cowboys do it . . . ‘slow and calculating ‘ hate to be paying him by the hour ! !

[@itscard0man]

😅

[@Boogie-Knight]

I've done a lot of painting, but this guy is no pro. He acts as if the door will be on display in the Louvre! Also, I think most people would paint the door while it's hanging on the house.

[@bch14760]

Wrong. Professionals stand the doors up, use airless sprayers and are done in minutes. No worry about brush strokes etc.

[@sheriblake1629]

roller?

[@Slowhand871]

Foam roller. I would suggest practicing with it first as it is sort of slippery loaded with paint but soon smooths out. A 4-6" foam roller gives a great bristle free finish.

[@softmetals3702]

roll then backbrush while wet following the direction of the stiles.

[@joeygarner6333]

Have it sprayed in oil based paint if you want it to be its best you can definitely roll it foam roller but like the other person said play with it first or you will leave lines all over it. On doors better to have pro apply the finish. If you want it to look its best. In my opinon.

[@jeffheriot7315]

An Eternity later.........*Stills needs another coat*....*preferably not a To-Go sample quart next time*

[@bradsburgess4806]

Sucked!

[@rondaterrell1878]

Do you need to put polyethylene on top

[@vikasgagan3517]

Kal mrng ooiiomkk*iiiilkooy😊 Jjjjkkkkkkk

[@jeffthewhiff]

Ronda, the plastic part that contains the glass must be primed first using a primer that can be used for plastic. When painting doors like this for my customers, I mask the area first around the plastic window frame and then use Rust-Oleum spray primer to paint the plastic before applying paint.

[@janelemay7230]

No. A good exterior paint is it’s own sealer. Besides, exterior spar urathene is oil based and will change the color.

[@EbuCallinav]

The door looked best at 2:17 with just the trim and inserts painted, everything after that just removed all the pop that the door had and made it look bland.

[@davidshumski4629]

Yes I want my window panes a different color

[@jimbob4456]

I ahree

[@phuckewe178]

What type of paint?

[@ibosquez5238]

Phuck Ewe at 1:23 she tells the type of paint to use.

[@derrickmccomas8210]

What they were using is a Sherwin-Williams Color To Go......not something I would recommend for a final coat on an interior or exterior door. Try something like the fairly new Sherwin-Williams SnapDry or Solo!

[@softmetals3702]

if i eve saw one of my guys paint a door like this he would be gone. way too slow process

[@JakeLuden]

Then your business is sloppy

[@owl4]

No pride in your work I take it

[@softmetals3702]

@@owl4 its how we work in the Boston area,

[@gamebreaker5518]

@@softmetals3702 not sure of your painting skills, but i do order the clam chowda from there though..all the way to western new york.

[@cessarflom8664]

He is doing everything wrong!

[@withacherryontop9700]

Like what

[@nzdpnz]

Have to agree 100%