Painting Metal Louver Doors

Louvered doors have rows of horizontal strips that allow air circulation.

Painting metal louver doors.

If painting light to moderately used indoor metal surfaces think wall sconces bed frames or guest room night tables go with water based acrylic paint a cheaper 15 to 40 per gallon. Mmi door 24 in. Most primers will not bond well. Paint a metal door metal doors offer great benefits in security and weather resistance but to keep their surfaces welcoming and rust free you have to keep up with the painting.

Any defect in the paint such as around. Painting a louvered door can be a daunting task. Some louvers are movable but metal doors often have fixed or immovable louvers. I thought about buying new doors but when i went to the home improvement store i found that louvered doors are only primed not painted glossy white so i would still need to paint them.

You can do it if you remember a few simple rules though. Paint louvered doors and louvered shutters using a paint sprayer you can see where we painted our vinyl shutters here. First of all consider painting the door essentially the same color it already is. Brush strokes or roller marks are more likely to show on metal doors.

A sprayer is great to have on hand if you paint things like kids outdoor playhouses 6 or 8 kitchen chairs at one time outdoor metal furniture etc. Take a few precautions to ensure that the paint will adhere properly and not flake off in time. This makes any missed spots much harder to detect. Brown stained bi fold louvered doors.

Apply paint to the louver doors in the exact same manner as you did the primer. Metal doors must be primed before being painted using an appropriate product. Two cover the laundry area in the hallway of darkness a narrower one closes off a small pantry. Allow the second coat to dry.