I tried to intoduce myself but could not figure out where to go to do so. I am trying to repaint a metal interior door. It is currently white. Is there special paint for metal? I don't want brush marks on the door so do I roll it? If so what kind of roller. Do I need to prime the door first even though it already has paint on it? What kind of paint? Going back with white. Today I ruined the door so I know I need to start all over and sand the mess up I have now. Thanks in advance for some good advise. Jim

ballengerb1

You need to sand and tack cloth the door. I also wipe down with paint thinner. Roll or spray a good quality acrylic enaml paint. Short nap roller will give a very good appearence while spraying can be even better. Do not paint with interior latex paint.

pearl69

Thanks, I will try this tonight.

glavine

i cant anything to great advise........ballangerb1...............ill say this pearl......take your time with it.

KeepItSimpleStupid

Rustoleum white laquer makes a really nice finish.

Imperfections can be fixed with Bondo spot putty and finally primed with a sandable primer and wet sandpaper. Most of the time will be in prep.

But, you need to know how to spray paint. Do you?

glavine

i just realized my answer made no sense to me at all, must of been late. what i was saying was............ i agree with ballangerb1 on his advise and thats how id do it as well. and the other thing was the key to a good paint job besides the prep work is just to take you time and dont rush.

KeepItSimpleStupid

glavine:
Kinda like "Engage brain before putting mouth into gear"

Spray painting is a real art and making mistakes is costly in time.

ballengerb1

Whether you spray, roll or brush a bit of this stuff will knock down the surface and make it smoother. FLOOD 0610 ADDITIV PAINT FLOTROL QT

ThomasCKeat

If you decide to use spray cans, use several very light coats and the paint won't run and ruin your project. But thats' what I would do. sand the door down and repair any imperfections with quality filler, then 2 or 3 coats of primer followed by a good ennamel oil based paint, several light coats permitting each coat the drying time needed. if your first attempt failed get some paint remover and try again.

KeepItSimpleStupid

A "light coat" isn't a coat at all. Initially, all you want to do is to get the paint to adhere, but not cover 100%. The first spray may only cover 10% of a given area. It will have lots of unpainted islands. You let dry, but not too long, and lightly do it again.

The final coat will be at 100% and you have to be careful with runs. You also have to make sure you begin and end your sprays outside of the painted area. Spray only in one direction, such as horizontal.