yes, one coat though there were a couple of patches after it had dried where it needed another run over with the brush. the paint is excellent and very easy to apply. I think it helped that there's a "grain" on the surface of the door.
Does look good indeed, very satisfying end job and for not a lot of ££ either Need to paint my UPVC door but weather has been terrible last few weeks, didn’t get round to it over the last few dry months When we chose our door, of course we didn’t go with any of the stock colours, that would have been too easy ! Other benefit of stock colours is that their solid colour through the UPVC skin so scratches aren’t an issue Our door was sprayed to a selected RAL number, grey over a white skin - so scratches, which there are many, look terrible Will also be using the Bedec MSP, have used a few times before and yes, it’s superb
The grain texture is a bonus which makes itself ideal for painting as the light is reflected in a different way than on a smooth flat surface.
Yes thanks, I've painted grained surfaces and much easier. The smooth will be unforgiving I suppose, but the paint looks good and I'm happy to give it a go. The anthracite against a concrete grey will look better than my white door against the current disgusting sandy colour.
Yes I’ve got real plastic grain on my door as well so that’s good to know it’s a bonus Was concerned about the grey flaking / scratching off when we were discussing having it sprayed but of course the salesperson did a fantastic job of allaying our fears Some months later, when scratches started appearing, of course, this wasn’t covered under any warranty details as we’d gone off the ‘norm’ and gone ‘custom’ Fair enough, some damage was beyond average wear and tear ... like when my youngest boy crashed head first on his bike into the front door as he ‘forgot to brake’
yes, careful preparation is a must. degreasing and soft wire wool to get into the grain cleft. also, a tack cloth to remove the dust created by the sanding prep. preperation took twice as long as the actual painting. i only recently discovered the joys of frog tape... which gives a FAR superior edge to the standard masking tape id used to seal the glass on this door.
So I've finally done this, some pictures as requested. The pictures aren't the best quality but I'm very happy with the result. Hope the OP doesn't mind.
Lovely job Fraser. Looks particularly nice with the blue sections of glass. Totally Transformed with the other grey areas.
Thanks, for the comment and also the inspiration to do it, didn't think I'd get a good result till seeing your post. Was worried about the smooth surface, the first coat looked horrendous.
I guess laying paint on a smooth door is a bit trickier than on a “grained” door like mine. Be mindful it takes up to 30 days to fully harden perhaps even longer in current conditions. Apart from one wash down with a soapy sponge mine remains untouched...And still looking good.
Yes I'm aware of that, was quite nervous that my new handle hadn't arrived and had to use old one, but was unmarked after taking old one off, which is encouraging.
great work. To confirm, this is a composite door and not a timber door? I am in a new build and we have a black door, am keen to do it a dark grey like this.