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Posted by J.A. Michel on September 10, 2006, 6:03 pm
Don't paint them with latex, it will take 2 or 3 coats to cover it, and
you'll be disappointed with the results. I've have good luck painting metal
with Rust-X paint. The stuff is oil base, high solids and designed for
painting metal.
>I just bought some standard latex paint to paint aluminum garage doors.
> The woman at Home Depot made it a satin finish. Is that Ok to paint
> an exterior garage door ? Is that standard ? Or should it have been
> different such as eggshell or semi gloss ? Will satin last a long time
> ?
>
> I live in Ottawa Canada, so the weather here goes from very cold to
> very warm.
>
> Thanks all in advance.
>
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