EASY STEPS TO FOLLOW IN REPAINTING STEEL GATE: DO-IT-YOURSELF (DIY)

November 30, 2016
MABUHAY!

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Our garage steel gate - a four-panel Galvanized Iron (GI) plain sheet with Galvanized Iron (GI) pipe framing and mild steel grills and the accent is already 2 years old. With long exposure to natural elements, hot and rainy seasons that is common in the Philippines, the paint coating became worn-out. The paint of one gate panel chipped-off, most of the steel accents are now corroded and it's glossy brilliant color faded.

Repainting steel is very tricky. You have to use the right kind of paint and follow the correct procedure so as not to waste your effort- your precious time and energy!

Our worn-out steel gate from exposure to natural elements

Evident of paint chipped off 

Our surname gate marker is already corroded

MATERIALS
A good advice that I can share with you is to make a friendly visit to a Paint Hardware, not just an ordinary hardware store. They can mix on the spot the color that you want, and can even serve you the quantity that you just require.

Purchase painting materials preferably from a paint store, not in a hardware store

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The paint store attendant can easily determine the paint combination for your preferred color

The paint hardware attendant mixing the color I want

Mixing the other paint colors that I specify

Different kinds of paint for different kinds of substrate- steel, wood, concrete etch

The paint store attendant listing the purchased materials

Always double check the purchased materials before leaving the paint store 

For this particular painting job, the required materials are as follows:

Flat wall enamel -White for primer.
Quick dry enamel-Lemon Yellow for the top coat
Quick dry enamel-Royal Blue for top coat also
Quick dry enamel-Lamp Black for steel grills and frame
Quick dry enamel-Gold for accent painting
Paint Thinner
2" Paintbrush
1/2" Paintbrush
Artist paintbrush
Fine texture baby roller
Medium Grit Sandpaper No. 80 or 100
Steel Brush for brushing off loose paint and dust
Spatula for stripping of loose paint
Rags for solvent wiping and cleaning excess paint
Used Plastic containers (Make sure they are clean)-can be used as an economical paint tray

Elevate your paint materials to avoid your foot tripping on them

Painting job is very messy so make sure that all your materials are in one place to avoid tripping your foot on them. And always remember that oil base painting materials and thinners are highly flammable so keep them away from an open flame. And also refrain the little children from getting near your work area due to the strong solvent odor of paint materials that will surely make them dizzy.

EASY STEPS TO FOLLOW
1. Stripping of loose paint and accumulated dust of metal surfaces using steel brush and spatula.

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2. Sanding of existing bulging paint with medium grit no. 80 sandpaper and smoothing them with fine grit no. 150 sandpaper.

3. Remove paint dust particle and other impurities by solvent wiping the metal surfaces.

4. When the metal surfaces are clean and dry, apply one coat of flat wall enamel as the primer coat.

5. When the primer paint is cured already, apply the first coat. Apply also first coat for surfaces with existing paint coat.

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6. Apply the top coat paint using fine texture baby roller when the first coat is dry already.

My 9-year old son, Samuel helping us with painting the grills.

7. Paint Cutting using 1/2" paint brush to attain nice and sharp clean edges.

8. Painting the floral, letters and ring accent with golden color.

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Sticking the Stainless Steel Sign with a multi-purpose structural epoxy adhesive that I bought a long time ago

Thoroughly mix the part A & B of the structural epoxy

Thoroughly mix the part A & B of the structural epoxy

Put the mixture on the back of the metal letters

Then stick it to the preferred side

Wipe out excess adhesive

I put hard cardboard to prevent the letters from falling off while the adhesive is curing

Breakfast

Before commencing our work, we feasted on the local beef noodle soup with an egg that can only be tasted here in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Lunch
My wife prepared us the all-time favorite Pork Sinigang and fried Tilapia.

fried tilapia

Our simple lunch of rice, Pork sinigang, and fried tilapia

Coffee Break

FINISH PRODUCTS

Our newly repainted steel gate

The floral design accent in golden color

The steel grill's  rings now in gold color

Our newly painted family names with the block and lot numbers

Carefully plan your repainting activity especially with metals to attain the satisfactory result. I'm very happy that this tiresome weekend project turns out to be a great family bonding!

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