Painting - Painting metal closet doors

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cornishgirl
03-01-06, 02:09 PM
I have ugly beige-colored metal closet doors that I would like to paint white. What kind of undercoat should I use, and will I have to use a special metal paint--or would regular latex be OK?

Any advice would be most welcome. :confused:

marksr
03-01-06, 06:29 PM
Welcome to the forums

Oil base would be best. If there is any raw metal it DEFINETLY needs a solvent based primer.

Have the doors ever been painted or is it just the factory off white finish?

I would paint it with a couple coats of oil base enamel. If you wish to use latex enamel you need to prime first with oil base.