Black paint brand & sheen for exterior metal doors?

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Any thoughts on the appropriate sheen of black paint for a metal front door? Was thinking of SW Tricorn Black. It seems to match closely with our black shutters. An associate at Lowe's recommended Valspar Duramax Exterior Paint + Primer particularly for metal doors. We do have a storm door in front of front porch door. Should we paint the storm door black or just the front porch door? It is westward facing, so a lot of sunshine. Thank you in advance for any advice!

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cat_ky
last month
last modified: 29 days ago
You must clean the door thoroughly and prime with an exterior bonding sealing primer. You can then paint the door with an acrylic type enamel paint, in either a satin or semi gloss paint. You can paint the storm door black, if you so wish, following the same procedure as above.
PRO
PPF.
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Is this a DIY project?
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wdccruise
29 days ago
"It is westward facing, so a lot of sunshine."

Is this a very-well insulated metal door? If not you may find that the black door radiates a lot of of heat into the room starting at noon and into the evening...until it cools down. Go touch a black car that's been sitting in the sun and then touch a white one. Note the difference in the temperatures of the metal.
GINA
Original Author
29 days ago
Thank you cat_ky for the suggestion!

PPF. Yes, it is a DIY

Wdccruise it is a well insulated metal door. Thank you for your tip!