Can You Paint A Front Door With Chalk Paint

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Can you paint a front door with chalk paint.

Open the door and use a chair or something sturdy securing it from behind to prevent it from moving swinging while you paint. But if you are somewhat no fuss like i am then go for it. Much better than chalk paint. I can also add behr to the list.

Chalk paint cures and is very durable. You will need to clean the door really well degloss or lightly sand to remove any glossy finish and paint. For exterior use there is no need to add a top coat to the paint since chalk paint. As someone else noted.

This is a little tutorial on how i painted the front door with chalk paint. I ve done this on furniture pieces that need protection and it comes out beautiful. It is formulated for that use. However after the wax i would put a couple of coats of hand rubbed polyurethane.

You also don t say if your door is wood or metal. If you like a high gloss on your door don t go with the chalky finish paint it is a matte paint. If your door is under a covered porch i would think you could use chalk paint. Before i painted my front door had the same builder grade white paint on it that it sported the day we moved in more than 12 years ago.

You would not need to sand but the texture of the crackle may show through. Cover anything with the painter s tape that you think you will have trouble painting around cleanly and remove weather stripping from jam if possible. Sherwin williams and benjamin moore are great brands. A sample pot of old white was dropped in july of 2012 on to the cement walkway outside my store.

Now if you want to use chalk paint you can pick out a paint sample of your color home depot has a behr indoor outdoor paint sample and you can follow my recipe i use which i found to work great. Lay a drop cloth under the door. Look kids and dogs don t get along with a white front door. Son in law painted his metal front door to look like an expensive wooden door.

But either can be painted with a good exterior paint. If you don t have a storm door awning or a shade tree in the entryway to protect your front door from continuous sunlight exposure the onslaught of uv rays can eventually fade its paint color. Sure it would be awesome if the entire family agreed on cleanliness but with our backyards being woods and being outside when we can it s tough to keep it clean. Very durable and easy to wash.