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Is this paint OK for exterior metal door.

948 views 4 replies 5 participants last post by  jimn  
#1 ·
I painted the white trim of my shop with Sherwin Williams Duration exterior acrylic latex paint. I need to paint the metal door (which is under a covered porch) and was wondering if it would be OK to use this paint for the door?

Also, I just noticed the ”gallon” is only 123 oz and not 128 oz. What gives with that? Shrinkflation?

thanks
 
#3 ·
Duration is fine for a door. In the painting world, a gallon has never really been a gallon even when it said so. Gotta allow for colorants, shipping so lids don’t pop off, etc, and so on, blah, blah, blah.
 
#5 ·
My metal doors are all painted have for 25 years. I remember one word of caution from the instructions that came with doors. No dark colors . They could absorb enough heat from direct sunlight to an affect the foam insulation in the doors. This was particularly true if you were also hang a storm door.