Bilco Door Painting Instructions

Bilco classic series basement door.

Bilco door painting instructions.

The bilco basement door and optional exten sion panels are supplied with a uniform baked on sherwin williams primer finish. Looks like it s made of plywood. Watch this short video to see a tip on how to prevent some of this moisture intrusion. Prior to finish painting clean all sur faces thoroughly and apply a finish coat of acrylic latex in.

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. 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. If your door was supplied with a red oxide primer finish it must be painted within forty five 45 days of installation. 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.

Had never heard of bilco before. Just got a new bilco door. If your door has a powder coat finish no additional finishing is required. Door must be painted within forty five 45 days of installation.

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. In your experience what is the best paint for a bilco door. I ve read numerous reviews on various appropriate paints but there s no consensus on the best paint. It was primed by the manufacturer bilco and the instructions state i need to paint it.

Our bilco door outside basement entrance door is in need of paint. Other bilco door models such as the classic series ship with a baked on coating of primer to guard against rust. Moisture intrusion through a bilco door is a common issue. Doors supplied with a primer finish must be painted within forty five 45 days of installation.

Those are seriously fussy customers who want their cellar door to have a mirror finish but to each their own. Removing rust from a bilco basement door can be done in an afternoon. Bilco requires the use an exterior alkyd base enamel.