Bilco Door Painting Instructions

Doors supplied with a primer finish must be painted within forty five 45 days of installation.

Bilco door painting instructions.

Moisture intrusion through a bilco door is a common issue. Removing rust from a bilco basement door can be done in an afternoon. Deck bilco door access house 8 replies french doors or sliding patio doors house 10 replies installation cost for bilco basement doors house 6 replies exterior doors inside and out house 8 replies bilco basement doors house 9 replies. Looks like it s made of plywood.

Those are seriously fussy customers who want their cellar door to have a mirror finish but to each their own. Watch this short video to see a tip on how to prevent some of this moisture intrusion. Our bilco door outside basement entrance door is in need of paint. In your experience what is the best paint for a bilco door.

Gotta wonder if just picking up a new sheet of 3 4 finished one side cutting to size priming and painting would be an easier option. It was primed by the manufacturer bilco and the instructions state i need to paint it. Over time dings and damage to the basement doors can wear away the primer and allow rust to form on the surface of the door. Bilco classic series basement door.

Bilco requires the use an exterior alkyd base enamel. Painting metal bulkhead doors by joe keegan on june 8 2011 at 11 13 pm old houses often had a set of bulkhead also called bilco doors which provided a large open access to the basement. I ve read numerous reviews on various appropriate paints but there s no consensus on the best paint. Just got a new bilco door.

Other bilco door models such as the classic series ship with a baked on coating of primer to guard against rust. Had never heard of bilco before. The bilco basement door and optional exten sion panels are supplied with a uniform baked on sherwin williams primer finish. Door must be painted within forty five 45 days of installation.

Any recommendations on process and products that will be relatively low maintenance long term. If your door has a powder coat finish no additional finishing is required. Well i m completely wrong.