Front door

11 years ago

I just finished painting my exterior fiberglass door with acrylic latex paint. Should I apply some type of polyurethane over the paint? If so, what type of polyurethane?

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Faron79
11 years ago
What exact paint & sheen were used?

DO NOT apply any further product over the paint!!!
99% of people don't seem to realize that paint HAS to "Cure through" first!
"Dry to the touch" & "Fully cured" are 2 VERY different things.
* Most currently available paints are "dry to the touch" in less than 2 hours.
* Full "cure-through" CAN be several weeks. The darker the color, the longer it'll take!

If you put a Poly over it when it's still curing, it could lead to wrinkling, etc.

The idea here being...You don't want to "trap" a curing paint under an unneeded clearcoat.

Faron
Michael
11 years ago
A quality exterior acrylic latex paint doesn't require any topcoat.
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