Painting my exterior door

07-10-2009, 08:47 PM	#1
Leena Newbie   Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Painting my exterior door The door faces East, hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. Any thoughts on what type of paint I should use ?? Latex or oil based ?? and how may coats two or three ?? I plan on using primer also

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07-11-2009, 12:05 AM	#2
diy mike Member     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 33	Painting my exterior door Whatever I paint with latex ends up sticking. Maybe it's the humid summers or how I apply it, but the glossier the finish the more things stick. I've given up on latex for doors, windows, shelves, etc. My advice... go with oil.

07-11-2009, 05:06 AM	#3
chrisn paper hanger and painter     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hagerstown MD Posts: 5,746	Painting my exterior door I coat primer,2 coats 100% acrlic latex or waterborne ,Aura works well, forget the oil unless you want the alligator effect in a couple years

07-11-2009, 12:19 PM	#4
poppameth Doer of Many Things     Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Staunton, VA Posts: 1,117	Painting my exterior door You have to be careful with water based paint on doors due to the sticking issues. Even 100% acrylic house paints can have issues. Higher grade products like Duration, Accolade, Aura, etc. have a different kind of acrylic resin in them and cure harder, which avoids the sticking problem.