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PostHeaderIcon Simple Steps to Painting a Steel Door

Although strong and durable steel doors while retaining some damage over time as peeling or chipped paint or dents, etc. If your steel door to keep well maintained and supported like, you must maintain routine maintenance to take, need your steel door time. Paint is not enough steel door. It requires good preparation, how to repair a tooth, chipped paint or rub the sand off with rusted areas properly, keep the surface color. Some simple steps to your efficient steel door color.

Required Elements
- The following items are needed to paint your steel door:
- Water and soap for cleaning
Paint Scraper -
- The art supplies such as brushes or rollers
- Tarp
- Sandpaper
- 2 blocks
- Rags
- Door Trim Removal Tool
- Masking tape
- Primer and paint

Steps
First Prepare the area where you paint your door. Take a sheet and lay it so that your floor marked free of all colors. Place two trestles covered with rags to avoid any marks on the door.

Before painting the second door, you have to bring all materials to the door. These include management, door knockers, door locks, hinges and joints as well. Gently lay the door on the stands.

Look carefully at the third door and remove any existing bumps or damaged areas, though. Take a paint scraper and scrape the old paint from the door.

4th Clean the door with a mild soap and water on both sides and let dry for a while.
Fifth take a sponge or sand, sandpaper-type medium and sand the entire door slightly. Do not use force that could cause scratches on the door.

6th If your doors and windows of glass or contains such a surface, cover it with tape to prevent stains on them.

7th Primer on the surface of the door. Two layers of rich primer. You can primer spray, brush or spray applied primer to the surface of the door. Before applying the second coat Make sure the first coat is completely dry.

Once eighth primer is, apply the paint on the door. You can use a brush, sprayer or roller for your convenience. You must apply two coats of paint on the door. Apply a first coat and let dry for a while and apply the second coat.

9th Let the paint dry completely. Install all the pieces of equipment. Put locks, handles, hinges, and joints.
Points to remember

Before applying the new paint, make sure that all repairs on the damaged areas. If it was not repaired, they will soon spoil and damage your new paint job and further deteriorated the condition of the door.

Always use the paint in well ventilated areas and mask ventilation.