Painting the garage..?
Can I paint on top of it, and what kind of paint should it be?
It's now red, and I want it to be white.
Answers:
If the original paint is not peeling and there are no rusty areas then a quick scuffing with either a scotchbrite type pad or some 150 grit sandpaper just enough to roughen the paint up enough to give the new paint some tooth to grab onto will be fine,then apply a coat of primer/sealer (since you are going from a dark color to a light one) and after that dries apply your new paint and let it dry and then apply a coat of clear gloss and you should be all set.If the original paint is peeling or if there is rusty areas you will have to sand the peeling areas smooth with some 100 grit sandpaper then finish sanding it with some 150 grit sandpaper,as for the rusty areas sand the rust off with some 40 or 36 grit sandpaper and then do the 100 grit followed by the 150 grit sandpaper then prime and paint.As for what kind of paint to use I recommend good old "rustoleum" primer/sealer in a light Grey color and "rustoleum"paint and clear in spray cans.JUST REMEMBER TO SHAKE THE CANS OF PRIMER AND PAINT OFTEN AND THAT "TWO OR THREE LIGHT COATS"ARE BETTER THAN "ONE HEAVY ONE" and ALWAYS ALLOW AMPLE TIME BETWEEN COATS FOR PROPER DRYING,I recommend waiting 24 hours between the final primer coat and the first color coat and at least 48 hours between the final color coat and the first clear coat. AND OF COURSE REMEMBER TO COVER ANY AREAS YOU DON'T WANT THE PAINT TO GET WITH OLD NEWSPAPER HELD IN PLACE WITH MASKING TAPE AS OVERSPRAY HAS A HABIT OF FINDING THOSE AREAS.
Other answers:
just use a good quality exterior latex paint. but I would wash it good first with some soapy water rinse and let it dry before painting
just use a good quality exterior latex paint. but I would wash it good first with some soapy water rinse and let it dry before painting
WHITE
1. You need to scrape any loose paint off
2. You need to wash it throughly and let competely dry
3. You need to scrape any loose paint off again and take a tack cloth and wipe down to make sure there is no dust.
4. Get a good primer that is for metal and paint the door, since it is red and you want white as the red will bleed through the white.
5. Then you can paint it white, should only 2 coats this way instead of 5-6. Let dry between coats..........
Doing it this way will insure the paint job will last at least 3-5yrs.