Front Door - External Painting

[Jeremy2014]

Looking to paint the front door this summer and doing Research Work to assess best approach from the experts.

We had a decorator doing the building and he use Betec Multi Surface paint on the existing paint of the front door, and I am unsure of the quality personally - open to any feedback thoughts. (doors have a couple of cracks (see pics), and I would like to make sure we keep the door well-maintained)

What we were thinking is slight sand (not going to remove the paint, but just to make sure that the next coat adheres properly.

and then prime it directly with two coats. (no need of an undercoat as no bare wood) unless we get to bare wood when sanding on some of the part of the door.)

Paint-wise, thinking of using oil-based gloss.

Dulux Weathershield Gloss Paint - Pure Brilliant White - 750ml | Wickes.co.uk

Dulux Weathershield Gloss Paint - Pure Brilliant White - 750ml

www.wickes.co.uk

Would that be a good option?

Unless, we just use some of the Betec paint ?

I saw they do quick dry one water base - but I guess quality won't be as good.

Many thanks

PS - Would you stick to Classic White or should we consider a different colour to get the entrance door more fancy? I guess white would be the cheaper option, as any colour paint would be more expensive?

 

[warey4life]

I painted our front door in August. It was glossed before. I gave it a really thorough sanding with 120grit, not down to the wood though, filled cracks, sanded it again with 240grit, washed it with warm water with a few drops of fairy liquid to degrease, then gave it two coats of Dulux weathershield undercoat. To finish, two top coats of Dulux weathershield satin finish.
Seems ok after 4ish months.

Photos attached, but forgot to take a before picture so here's a picture of our late cat Samson which shows the bottom of the front door before painting.

 

[JohnD]

How old is the house, the door, the existing paint?

Please show a close-up of one of the horizontal joints at the bottom of a panel.

They often have a lot of thick old paint on them, which causes cracking because it prevents free movement of the panel.

(You can see this cracking in the panels of the blue door in the previous post).

 

[Jeremy2014]

How old is the house, the door, the existing paint?

Please show a close-up of one of the horizontal joints at the bottom of a panel.

They often have a lot of thick old paint on them, which causes cracking because it prevents free movement of the panel.

(You can see this cracking in the panels of the blue door in the previous post).

It was properly done about 7 years ago.

Let me take some pictures when I'm back home, as I'm currently away.

 

[Jeremy2014]

Thanks for the feedback - I was planning for gloss and thought that Satin was a no-go for exterior - I guess something to explore.
Love the colour idea - was initially thinking to keep it white, but I guess we could be more creative and go for colour instead of the classic white.

 

[Jeremy2014]

I painted our front door in August. It was glossed before. I gave it a really thorough sanding with 120grit, not down to the wood though, filled cracks, sanded it again with 240grit, washed it with warm water with a few drops of fairy liquid to degrease, then gave it two coats of Dulux weathershield undercoat. To finish, two top coats of Dulux weathershield satin finish.
Seems ok after 4ish months.

Photos attached, but forgot to take a before picture so here's a picture of our late cat Samson which shows the bottom of the front door before painting.

Thanks for the feedback - I was planning for gloss and thought that Satin was a no-go for exterior - I guess something to explore.
Love the colour idea - was initially thinking to keep it white, but I guess we could be more creative and go for colour instead of the classic white.

 

[warey4life]

Thanks for the feedback - I was planning for gloss and thought that Satin was a no-go for exterior - I guess something to explore.
Love the colour idea - was initially thinking to keep it white, but I guess we could be more creative and go for colour instead of the classic white.

I wanted to do ours gloss but my wife wanted satin because she is in charge