PRODUCT SELECTION
For this project, I needed a variety of products. I visited our local Home Hardware store and the staff were super helpful and knowledgeable in helping me source the right products for the project.
The project we were tackling needed new paint and hardware for aluminum front doors. They had never been painted so I wanted to make sure I had the proper paint and supplies.
The friendly Home Hardware staff recommended
BeautiTone Stick iT primer as a base and then
BeautiTone Designer Series Trim and Door paint. We also used a
lint free roller, foam roller and mini paint tray.
In addition to paint, we wanted to change out the hardware and we chose this
Weiser Lock set for a modern upgrade.
PREP WORK
For some reason this felt like a daunting job but honestly it was not a big deal and didn’t take near as long as I thought it would. Probably due to the fact that I’ve got a handy husband and son!
When painting outside, the temperature needs to be 10°C for a minimum of 24 to 48 hours day and night. If you don’t paint your door during proper temperatures, frost can get into the fresh paint and the coating will fail.
I started by removing everything from the surroundings (ie: front door mat, potted plants, shoes etc) and gave the area a really good clean. I cleaned the unpainted door using
safe prep. Once this part was done, we removed the existing hardware.