A tip when painting metal or anything super smooth with chalk paint.
Chalk paint on metal exterior door.
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.
When doing this project i did not water down the chalk paint.
Your doors look fantastic and beautiful color.
Maybe add 20 to 25 to your paint.
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.
If i was painting a bigger piece i would have.
Thin your paint with water.
Two coats of chalk paint a light sanding finish it up with a thin coat of wax.
So if you are chalk painting on a metal desk or on metal outdoor furniture i would water down the paint.
The ratio will be 1 cup of chalk paint to a 1 4 cup of.
Tip for painting metal with chalk paint.
In my experience the paint dries quite quickly.
For this specific project i did a chippy chalk paint on these metal bells.
For the metal door you need to prime first.
Did you know you can use chalk paint outside.
Check out my post diy.
You can read more details about the process in any of my posts about chalk paint.
Another big bonus if your diy budget is low like mine painting your door in chalk paint won t set you back much.
If painting outdoor metal furniture that has rust on it.
So if you had 1 cup of paint you could add up to 1 4 cup of water.
I painted the interior of my front door with only 8 ounces of chalk paint.
I think it s been two years if not three.
A little more chalk paint love our laundry room door revamp.
It does not matter the unit of measure just keep this ratio the same.
The chalk paint went right onto the melamine.