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.
Chalk paint on metal exterior door.
The ratio will be 1 cup of chalk paint to a 1 4 cup of.
If painting outdoor metal furniture that has rust on it.
Another big bonus if your diy budget is low like mine painting your door in chalk paint won t set you back much.
When doing this project i did not water down the chalk paint.
I painted the interior of my front door with only 8 ounces of chalk paint.
Tip for painting metal with chalk paint.
Also the paint is water based making for a quick cleanup.
For the metal door you need to prime first.
So if you are chalk painting on a metal desk or on metal outdoor furniture i would water down the paint.
You can read more details about the process in any of my posts about chalk paint.
In my experience the paint dries quite quickly.
Actually to read more about using chalk paint outside its durability and to see my exterior porch floors that i painted click here.
Two coats of chalk paint a light sanding finish it up with a thin coat of wax.
Check out my post diy.
Except for some wear at the handle of the storm door they have held up well.
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.
Your doors look fantastic and beautiful color.
A tip when painting metal or anything super smooth with chalk paint.
Did you know you can use chalk paint outside.
The chalk paint went right onto the melamine.
Thin your paint with water.
Plus the paint is made in the u s a.
A little more chalk paint love our laundry room door revamp.
If i was painting a bigger piece i would have.
Maybe add 20 to 25 to your paint.
For this specific project i did a chippy chalk paint on these metal bells.