It came primed but peeled after it was painted.
Best paint for bilco doors.
Bilco classic series steel basement doors are now available with a factory applied polyester powder coat finish.
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.
People who are confused about what color to paint bilco doors can use it.
Bottom line the pewter color is pretty durable than white or off white color.
Many exterior cellar doors are horizontal like trap doors into your cellar crawl space or basement.
Any recommendations on process and products that will be relatively low maintenance long term.
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.
Our bilco door outside basement entrance door is in need of paint.
Many houses have a set of bilco doors that have been rusting away for years without any rust treatment.
Cured at higher temperatures than most wet coatings the result is a tougher and chip resistant coating.
Bilco doors have a very high iron content and are prone to heavy corrosion quickly and frequently.
Our house has a set and i believe the doors are original to the house.
The polyester resin provides a durable weather resistant coating.
Removing rust from a bilco basement door can be done in an afternoon.
I ve read numerous reviews on various appropriate paints but there s no consensus on the best paint.
The paint does its best on interior doors.
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.
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.
What paint should be used.
Classic series steel basement door powder coat paint finish.
You can use your preferred tool for the paint job using this paint.
Have a steel bulkhead door that looks horrible because the paint always peels after painting.
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.
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.
Just got a new bilco door.
Old houses often had a set of bulkhead also called bilco doors which provided a large open access to the basement.