s/o door paint, recommended brands?

[sugardumpling]

We too are painting our front door. I wanted to use Glidden trim and door paint but it does not come in our color. What brand would you suggest? Does it have to be high gloss?

[kaylie]

I would go with Behr Ultra if you don't want to shell out for BM or Sherwin Williams. You can do satin or semi-gloss as alternatives to high gloss.

[Ramz-ee]

I used Behr Paint & Primer exterior in eggshell two years ago and it is still going strong. The door gets direct sun in the morning.

I had painters paint the door prior to that and the paint started to chip within a year. Sadly I do not know what kind of paint they used. And before that was the manufacturers paint and it also chipped. So my point to this rambling is that the Behr has worked great. I highly recommended it.

[lavender444]

We used Ben by BM. It was just a little more than Behr paint and went on very well. It gets direct sun all day and the color is still bright. We went with soft gloss. A high gloss will not be as forgiving to imperfections in the door.

[kellikans]

I used Behr exterior paint and primer in eggshell. a quart was plenty for two coats. that was last summer and it still looks great.

[emoflamingo]

My FIL uses Clark & Kennsington or whatever it's called that they sell at Ace. Our front door looks brand new now.