Cover the floor with an old sheet.
Painting sliding patio doors.
Then apply a good primer and then a couple of coats of the color of paint of your choice in an exterior paint.
Step by step instructions and helpful hints for finishing staining and painting your patio doors from the experts at atrium patio doors.
Before you paint or stain the interior wood surface sand it with fine sandpaper or steel wool.
Insect screens or any surface that has sliding contact with other parts.
Painting sequence for a sliding door step 1.
Hold the nozzle about 8 inches from the door.
If you don t want to remove your old patio door hardware use an oil rubbed bronze spray paint to create an aged bronze door knob effect to get rid of old gold handles.
Remove dust particles with a soft dry cloth apply a pre stain before.
It s a fast and inexpensive makeover.
Patio door 400 series frenchwood.
Secure old wrapping paper to the border of each piece of glass with painter s tape.
Protect glass image zoom carefully mask off the glass with blue painter s tape.
As for replacing the metal parts it would probably be cheaper and easier to just replace the doors.
You can paint them but the finis is not as good as the factory baked on of course.
If they are metal steel sand lightly to get rid of any dust etc.
The metal on the door can be painted with latex or oil although oil base will wear longer.
Spray a light.
If possible mask both sides of.
How to install a sliding patio door duration.
Keep the can in motion spraying in slow.
Appearance or damage to your door.
Spray the surface of the aluminum door with self etching spray primer or primer formulated for clean metal.
Unlike the sliding door handles the patio door lock is white and unobtrusive.
One fundamentally sound source of aluminum painting materials and techniques is the aircraft industry.
Wiping the metal down with liquid deglosser will promote adhesion.
Depending on what the surface of the doors are will determine the type of exterior type paint to purchase.
Instructions use the multi purpose cleaner to clean the doors and sliding track really well.
Things needed screwdriver 120 grit sandpaper dry cloth primer paint brush oil base or latex paint polyurethane varnish or lacquer chisel.