I have never been so frustrated painting a door:
Old cedar paneled front door. Stripped down to the first coat. Applied latex primer without any issues. Next day applied latex semi gloss neutral Weatherbeater mistakenly believing it was white paint. Seems dry after a few hours. Temperature is just at 60 degrees, humidity around 55 percent. Apply Behr gloss white acrylic. Using Purdy nylon/polyester bristle brushes. Paint goes on at first brush stoke and then a second or third stroke seems to pull the fresh coat of paint away. The door looks awful. Wife reads online that semi gloss paint may require sanding to remove the sheen. I scrape off the coat I just applied. Then I sanded with 100 grit aluminum oxide, achieving only very slight dulling. I apply the gloss paint a second time and still the same problem.
I have painted many doors, windows, trim and walls in my life. More lazy handyman than any kind of expert. But I have never run into this problem.
But I need to solve this problem. Door needs to look nice for Thanksgiving guests. And the weather in New Jersey wont stay warm for long.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Rob
Old cedar paneled front door. Stripped down to the first coat. Applied latex primer without any issues. Next day applied latex semi gloss neutral Weatherbeater mistakenly believing it was white paint. Seems dry after a few hours. Temperature is just at 60 degrees, humidity around 55 percent. Apply Behr gloss white acrylic. Using Purdy nylon/polyester bristle brushes. Paint goes on at first brush stoke and then a second or third stroke seems to pull the fresh coat of paint away. The door looks awful. Wife reads online that semi gloss paint may require sanding to remove the sheen. I scrape off the coat I just applied. Then I sanded with 100 grit aluminum oxide, achieving only very slight dulling. I apply the gloss paint a second time and still the same problem.
I have painted many doors, windows, trim and walls in my life. More lazy handyman than any kind of expert. But I have never run into this problem.
But I need to solve this problem. Door needs to look nice for Thanksgiving guests. And the weather in New Jersey wont stay warm for long.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Rob