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Calis Beach Forum => Expat & Property Owners Q and A Forum => Topic started by: Rindaloo on August 21, 2009, 22:19:56 PM

Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Rindaloo on August 21, 2009, 22:19:56 PM: I am really hoping someone here will know what I can do with my front door, which is an eyesore....

It is one of the usual metal doors, painted to look like dark brown wood. The bottom of the door began to get a bloom on it (look pale like the paint was discolouring). So, I used car polish on it, (with varying degrees of success). Then later it got splashed by the hose and has masses of white dots on it. The bottom of the doot is a horrible grey white. Re-using the car polish (Autoglym) makes no impact on it at all. :(

Any ideas?
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Scunner on August 21, 2009, 22:50:49 PM: It's pooched Linda - you won't bring it back so get it down the industrial estate for a respray, paint a bottom kicker section in a completely different colour or bin it and get a white one next time ;)
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: kevin b on August 21, 2009, 22:52:38 PM: Rub the effected area down with wet & dry then find a car areosol of similar colour to door & paint it then put a clear laquer on top of paint may be a cheap way to remedy the appearance otherwise contact one of the window/door makers local to you.
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Rindaloo on August 21, 2009, 23:08:23 PM: Why has it gone like this? Blasted thing, I thought car polish would be just the job for it. I mean, you dont see cars going white like that. It IS a shiny white though, LOL!!
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Scunner on August 21, 2009, 23:15:08 PM: It's likely to be a lower quality finish, a cheaper door. Cheaper coatings lack UV resistance (hence the loss of gloss and the blooming) and limited water resistance.
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Rindaloo on August 21, 2009, 23:20:24 PM: Hmm, pain in the *

Ah well. Maybe I should hose it all over so the effect is uniform. It might catch on as a look.

I did say MIGHT.....
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: jonuzumlu on August 22, 2009, 05:15:53 AM: Try rubbing it with olive oil
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Rindaloo on August 22, 2009, 07:57:02 AM: Hmm, no that didnt work (worth a try though).

I am wondering if it needs t cutting and polishing with Auto Glym. In other words, treating like a car. The only think that bothers me is that I have done the door from the top to almost the bottom with Auto Glym and if a spot of water gets on that area, it STILL goes white (with shine). So I am not entirely sure this will be the answer.
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Elsa Padfield on August 26, 2009, 20:02:55 PM: Ours was a mess and my husband (bless him0 tried to clean it off. He rubbed off some of the paint. We bought some dark brown metal paint and repainted it during the summer. it looks fantastic now!!
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Rindaloo on August 26, 2009, 20:29:53 PM: Hmm, the plan is to give it a going over with white spirit to get rid of the original (crap) polish I tried (which I then followed with Auto Glym). I will then try polishing it with Auto Glym. If that fails, it will be a repaint job. Such a shame when the door is less than 3 years old.
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on August 28, 2009, 16:02:55 PM: Our door went the same way. I have some experience with re-polishing etc., but could do nothing with it. The gardener/maintenance man took my husband to a shop on the Gunlukbasi road and he picked out a whole new section for the door which is not a regular size so it had to be specially made.. There was a lot of choice in patterns. The guys from the shop came and fitted the new piece to the door, also gave us new brass door furniture. I have some images if you want to email me I will send them to you.
Jacqui... just back from Calis after two lovely weeks
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Rindaloo on August 28, 2009, 16:08:36 PM: Hi Jacqui, I am not sure our door is the same construction. It is metal, all metal, it seems. So I cant imagine how a new panel can be made. Interesting you had the same problem though.

Glad you had a good time in Calis. Will you be back again this year?
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on August 28, 2009, 16:18:27 PM: I wish, had our five weeks now unfortunately... Our door is all metal too, but there is a panel in the middle.. as I said email me and I will send some images.
Jacqui.
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Rindaloo on August 28, 2009, 16:23:50 PM: Our door is ALL metal, in one sheet. The panels are sort of dented in t it, but not a separate thing. I fear a repaint is the only answer. Not tried anything yet, but it seems its the original paint that has discoloured and the polish has just shined the discolouredness of it. LOL, new word.

Will contact you :)
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Jacqui Harvey on August 28, 2009, 16:35:06 PM: O.K. checked out details from the old man, it is a totally metal door and the piece covers the front completely, so a whole new front, it's not just a panel... Sun has gone to my head.
Jacqui.
Title: Metal Front Door, paint in a mess.
Post by: Rindaloo on August 28, 2009, 16:55:09 PM: Ooh, sounds good. -The fact that they do this, indicates to me they are known for going nasty. I PM'd you. I hope you got it?