The types of finishes you ll likely find in most paint collections ranging from most to least reflective are glossy high gloss semi gloss.
Paint for garage door semi gloss or satin.
Semi gloss is a common finish for interior trim.
95 of all exterior trim satin paint finish is used where as 95 of all interior trim semi gloss is applied.
A satin finish is also durable against scratches and peeling but lacks the ability to stand up against high moisture like a semi gloss finish.
Reason for the confusion is most know only a few paint finish terms.
Sheens run from flat to semi and high gloss.
Flat paint may be suitable for a garage door but any high traffic entry such as your front door usually looks better painted in satin or semi gloss.
Interior doors baseboards moldings are painted with semi gloss.
Hammered effect a great decorative option it dries to give a distressed machined or hammered finish.
Go for a semi gloss finish which is as durable as it is attractive.
Exterior paints are sold in flat matte eggshell satin semi gloss and gloss sheens in order of the lowest to the highest.
Most notably semi gloss has more sheen than satin.
It is recommended that mat or semi gloss latex water based paint is used to avoid highlighting imperfections in the metal.
For the exterior of a garage sherwin williams recommends semi gloss paints because they are dirt resistant easier to clean and hold up well in high moisture.
However if you really want to put a flat paint on your front door newer brands of flat or matte paints are stain resistant and washable.
Satin silk a good middle ground between the two finishes above it has a semi gloss finish with relativity low sheen.
Use a synthetic nylon polyester bristle brush to contour the raised panel and a 4 10 cm roller to provide a nice finish.
A semi gloss finish will take the scrubbing necessary in the kitchen or bath and will be more impervious to moisture than satin cousin.
The same will hold true for doors window moldings and trim.