|
Posted by NickySantoro on September 6, 2006, 4:03 pm
>My question is similar to that of Puddin' Man's below. I also have
>non-insulated metal garage doors (probably aluminum) with original
>factory finish. They're nine years old and have become chalky. We live
>in the desert southwest, and the doors get about 6-7 hours of sun
>(depending on the season).
>
>We contacted two professional painters. One said we should definitely
>use an oil-based (alkyd) paint because it will hold up better with our
>heat and sun. The second painter said we should definitely use acrylic
>(latex) paint, because oil paint dries rigid and, since the aluminum
>doors have a slight "give" to them, the oil paint would end up getting
>hairline cracks. He said acylic would be better since it's more
>flexible.
>
>Does anybody have experience with oil paint cracking on metal garage
>doors? Any other comments?
>
>Thanks... Steve
You want to use latex exterior semigloss. It will expand with the door
as it heats up in the sun. Do yourself a favor and add some Flotrol to
the paint. It will brush out easier, level better, and leave fewer
brush marks.
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap