It is time to paint the front door again. I have removed the furniture from it and have rubbed it down. I have two issues that I wanted to see what advice someone else would give on.
Firstly, the door is made from hardwood (sapele) and is a six panel door, the panels have begun to split in a vertical line, all panels are doing the same thing in the same place at differing degrees, can anything be done to stop it? Slow it down? fill the gaps so it doesn't move all the time back and forth? The door takes a lot of heat in the summer as it is west facing.
The second problem is the paint itself, while I know people like and dislike certain paint for whatever reason this is not about changing paint or altering what I am using in anyway.
My question relates to the specific paint used for the door and not the frame, while the paint for the frame is the same make just a different colour the paint for the front door seems to discolour quickly and also gets water spots on it. Can anything be done about this?
Firstly, the door is made from hardwood (sapele) and is a six panel door, the panels have begun to split in a vertical line, all panels are doing the same thing in the same place at differing degrees, can anything be done to stop it? Slow it down? fill the gaps so it doesn't move all the time back and forth? The door takes a lot of heat in the summer as it is west facing.
The second problem is the paint itself, while I know people like and dislike certain paint for whatever reason this is not about changing paint or altering what I am using in anyway.
My question relates to the specific paint used for the door and not the frame, while the paint for the frame is the same make just a different colour the paint for the front door seems to discolour quickly and also gets water spots on it. Can anything be done about this?
