Plus the paint is made in the u s a.
Chalk paint on metal exterior door.
Actually to read more about using chalk paint outside its durability and to see my exterior porch floors that i painted click here.
I painted the interior of my front door with only 8 ounces of chalk paint.
Did you know you can use chalk paint outside.
Rust will bleed through seven coats of paint so make sure if you have outdoor metal furniture that has rust seal it with rust oleum clean.
Also the paint is water based making for a quick cleanup.
If i was painting a bigger piece i would have.
The chalk paint went right onto the melamine.
A tip when painting metal or anything super smooth with chalk paint.
It does not matter the unit of measure just keep this ratio the same.
Tip for painting metal with chalk paint.
Two coats of chalk paint a light sanding finish it up with a thin coat of wax.
The ratio will be 1 cup of chalk paint to a 1 4 cup of.
Except for some wear at the handle of the storm door they have held up well.
When doing this project i did not water down the chalk paint.
I used home made chalk paint to paint my wooden front doors and then used the same chalk paint to paint the metal storm doors finishing both with annie sloan wax.
Thin your paint with water.
Your doors look fantastic and beautiful color.
For the metal door you need to prime first.
Check out my post diy.
You can read more details about the process in any of my posts about chalk paint.
For this specific project i did a chippy chalk paint on these metal bells.
In my experience the paint dries quite quickly.
A little more chalk paint love our laundry room door revamp.
I think it s been two years if not three.
So if you had 1 cup of paint you could add up to 1 4 cup of water.
Maybe add 20 to 25 to your paint.