Classic series steel basement door powder coat paint finish.
Best paint for bilco doors.
Old houses often had a set of bulkhead also called bilco doors which provided a large open access to the basement.
Bilco doors have a very high iron content and are prone to heavy corrosion quickly and frequently.
Bilco classic series steel basement doors are now available with a factory applied polyester powder coat finish.
The paint does its best on interior doors.
Cured at higher temperatures than most wet coatings the result is a tougher and chip resistant coating.
I use to call on them before they moved to ohio.
Other bilco door models such as the classic series ship with a baked on coating of primer to guard against rust.
A gallon of paint can cover a wooden or metal door without any hustle.
Just got a new bilco door.
Since horizontal surfaces are especially vulnerable to full sun and sometimes standing water or snow a paint suitable for other horizontal surfaces such as decks will hold up better.
Have a steel bulkhead door that looks horrible because the paint always peels after painting.
Our bilco door outside basement entrance door is in need of paint.
Bottom line the pewter color is pretty durable than white or off white color.
Our house has a set and i believe the doors are original to the house.
Bilco was manufactured in west haven ct and the steel they used was low grade and the shop primer used for shipping purposes was very poor quality.
The polyester resin provides a durable weather resistant coating.
Should it be sanded entirely or stripped with a chemical paint stripper before repainting.
In your experience what is the best paint for a bilco door.
It came primed but peeled after it was painted.
People who are confused about what color to paint bilco doors can use it.
Many houses have a set of bilco doors that have been rusting away for years without any rust treatment.
It was primed by the manufacturer bilco and the instructions state i need to paint it.
Simply knock off the loose rust and apply rust encap.
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.
Scraped away as much of the peeling paint i was able repainted and peeling again.
Many exterior cellar doors are horizontal like trap doors into your cellar crawl space or basement.
I ve read numerous reviews on various appropriate paints but there s no consensus on the best paint.
Removing rust from a bilco basement door can be done in an afternoon.
I pressure washed it about 16 shades lighter but there are numerous scratches and dings that have started to rust so i need to clean stabilize whatever those and repaint.