We took the exterior door off and laid it across two sawhorses. We then taped off the window frame, taping garbage bags to cover the glass. We also taped all along the white sides so that paint wouldn’t get there. Next, I washed the door down with TSP. Afterwards, I washed the door with a fresh rag and clean water to make sure no TSP residue remained to interfere with paint adhesion.
Then, it was time to paint! This was the very first time my husband & I got to use the Critter Spray Gun. We were impressed with how easy it is to use and the beautiful finish! We literally just poured the paint straight from the quart into the paint jar and began spraying! Ryan was enjoying it so much he really didn’t want to even let me do a few sprays to try it out! LOL
It only needed the one coat! The Critter Spray Gun is inexpensive but requires an air tank to run. Click the word ‘here’ for a link to the gun on amazon.com. If you don’t have a spray gun and would rather do it by hand, I highly recommend the Wooster Feather roller & cage. Again, ‘ here’ is a link to that. It is the best thing I have found to give a finish that is close to that of a sprayed on finish. The paint color is Dulux “Armory”, which is close to Benjamin Moore’s Amherst Gray.
Here it is (before I put up the star) as the sun was going down that night!
I love the look!
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