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Posted by MiamiCuse on November 21, 2007, 11:10 pm
I have five sets of aluminum sliding glass doors, each 6' wide that opens
into an interior courtyard. They are all bronze in color.
I am wondering if it's possible to paint them white?
If not, is it economical to order all new metal parts in white (basically
replace everything except the glass) or it's not worth it as the labor cost
to take apart reassemble is prohibitive and may be more than just replacing
the entire door?
Thanks in advance,
MC
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on November 21, 2007, 11:55 pm
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>I have five sets of aluminum sliding glass doors, each 6' wide that opens
>into an interior courtyard. They are all bronze in color.
> I am wondering if it's possible to paint them white?
> If not, is it economical to order all new metal parts in white (basically
> replace everything except the glass) or it's not worth it as the labor
> cost to take apart reassemble is prohibitive and may be more than just
> replacing the entire door?
You can paint them, but the finis is not as good as the factory baked on, of
course. As for replacing the metal parts, it would probably be cheaper and
easier to just replace the doors.
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Posted by gfretwell on November 22, 2007, 8:45 pm
On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:10:01 -0500, "MiamiCuse"
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>I have five sets of aluminum sliding glass doors, each 6' wide that opens
>into an interior courtyard. They are all bronze in color.
>I am wondering if it's possible to paint them white?
>If not, is it economical to order all new metal parts in white (basically
>replace everything except the glass) or it's not worth it as the labor cost
>to take apart reassemble is prohibitive and may be more than just replacing
>the entire door?
>Thanks in advance,
>MC
Do you have air and a spray gun? If not you are probably not going to
get a good result.
I have some experience painting aluminum boats. The real trick is the
primer. Go to a store that specializes in auto body paint and get the
2 part etching primer. This is nasty stuff, use a real respirartor
when you shoot it. This will cut through the oxide and give your paint
a good bite. Then shoot a couple coats of a polyurethane fortified
enamel on them and they will last for years. This still won't be as
nice as the powder coating you get from the factory but it is pretty
tough.
You will have to remove the hardware and take your time masking the
glass.
If you really have to do this with spray cans go to a boat store and
get zinc chromate primer and use the best enamel you can find in a
spray can. You should still be using a respirator, especially with
the zinc chromate. The other paints are not very heatthy either.
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>into an interior courtyard. They are all bronze in color.
> I am wondering if it's possible to paint them white?
> If not, is it economical to order all new metal parts in white (basically
> replace everything except the glass) or it's not worth it as the labor
> cost to take apart reassemble is prohibitive and may be more than just
> replacing the entire door?