Recently repainted our exterior door, did all the prep (sanded, sugar soap, rinse, dry), patiently applied primer (Sandtex High Performance Primer). Followed all instructions, drying times and general advice. Left the door for days. Then applied a single coat of Sandtex High Performance Gloss Paint - Pillar Box Red, waited 24 hours (it advised 16 hours) and applied a second coat. This is where everything went wrong. Returned home from work to find two panels had "wrinkled" despite waiting more than the quoted time and applying a thin coat with a decent brush. Only two panels in separate areas of the door. Pretty angry at this point, but I think I'll just sand it down and do those two areas again. Except the paint is tacky all over the door so that it sticks every time we open and close the door. It was left for over a week and still sticks whenever we get home.
Any idea what the problem is here? Definitely didn't apply too thickly or to paint not already dried sufficiently. Need to get this sorted while the dry weather holds out and can't see where I went wrong. Worried about sanding down still tacky paint and smearing the whole panel and worried it will always be tacky even if we get a smooth finish. The door frame wasn't repainted at the same time, but could the sticking be due to both surfaces being gloss paint? Return home every day to see this and getting really frustrated with an entire house to decorate still.
Any idea what the problem is here? Definitely didn't apply too thickly or to paint not already dried sufficiently. Need to get this sorted while the dry weather holds out and can't see where I went wrong. Worried about sanding down still tacky paint and smearing the whole panel and worried it will always be tacky even if we get a smooth finish. The door frame wasn't repainted at the same time, but could the sticking be due to both surfaces being gloss paint? Return home every day to see this and getting really frustrated with an entire house to decorate still.