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Posted by Duane Bozarth on August 22, 2005, 8:30 am
"John H." wrote:
>
> > Ken Hall wrote:
> >>
> >> I have an aluminum patio door. It's natural aluminum and looks
> >> crappy. Can it be painted white? If so, is there some special paint
> >> for aluminum? How about the tracks and sides where the door slips
> >> into -- won't the paint wear off immediately?
> >>
> >> If it can't be painted, is there another way to color it? Black would
> >> be fine. Actually almost anything other than a yaha color like apple
> >> read or vibrant green or yellow, etc. Let's say, restricted to
> >> earthtones.
> >>
> >
> > There are primers specifically for "raw" aluminum...
>
> I had this ugly dark brown sectional garage door(aluminum). Dunn Edwards has
> a metal primer and I used a white finish coat with a sprayer. Looks awesome.
> Everyone asked if I got a new door. Cleaned it well before hand and scuffed
> it up with one of those dry wall sanding pads. I think the key was the
> sprayer.
I was specifically thinking of the raw Al primers, not over a
pre-painted.
Did some old gutters on former house and they lasted several years--at
least 'til we moved. :)
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