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After a couple of days it did harden up. I haven't tried the magnet! Had considered removing door off its hinges and painting in a warmer room then replacing the door in the evening. But since the first gloss coat came up pretty good I think rather than any hassle of trying to get the door...

Hey Zampa, thanks for all your help! Firstly the Sandtex is oil based, I did check this one when I bought it. Also, you have to use white spirit to clean up. Yes, the door was cold first thing in the morning though but would have been warmer when i actually started painting. It is a metal...

Thought I had followed this one by the book but disaster and me doing diy have struck again! Sanded down the old weathered door, applied Sandtex undercoat on Saturday (from Crown Decorator Centre), sanded that down and applied Sandtex Gloss on Sunday. Finished painting it at around 11am...

Thanks Zampa. I have had a look at paints and am thinking of Sikkens Rubbol AZ (as they do a nice Oxford Blue the missus likes!), but also heard this is a good quality paint and as I only need 1l am prepared to pay the extra. Any thoughts on this? Also, any tips to esnure I get a smooth...

Hi, I would like to re-paint my front door in a newish build which is now 5 years old. I think the door is metal, and possibly hollow inside? I believe this to be the case because a) putting a number on the door was problematic, b) my sun rode his bike into the door once and it has left a large...