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Final Inspection and Finishing Touches

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I Thought This Metal Door Was Ruined… Until This Fix

What happens here

After the paint has dried, remove all masking tape and protective coverings. Inspect the door for any missed spots or areas that need minor touch-ups. The presenter is pleased with the outcome, noting that it looks better than expected. He mentions planning to install new hinges and white weatherstrips to complement the freshly painted white door and trim, giving it a completely fresh and new look. He also highlights the significant cost savings compared to replacing the entire door.

Goal: Achieve a fresh, clean, and new-looking door and add new hardware.

Tools and materials

  • New HingesReplacing old or damaged hinges
  • White WeatherstripsReplacing old weatherstripping to match the new white door

What they say

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overspray inside. We're good to go. It looks better than I thought it was going to look. So, that looks pretty impressive. So, I ended up picking up new hinges for it. So, the hinges will look nice. Weather strips were black weather strips. It's white trim, white door. We'll install white weather strips and it's going to look fresh, clean, and new. It would probably cost about $1,200 to get a new door door jamb. So, this is a a good fix to make this thing, you know, look really good and it's not going to be cost nearly 1,200 bucks. I always like using a flexible knife. So, this is a two-edge 2-in flex knife right here. I don't like stiff knives. I like flexible knives. The sanders right here, I talked about it. So, my Equa sand 3 by 4 sander with film tech. This will sand all your nicks and dings flat. I sanded with film tech 320 on the flats then I use my Equa silk fine sponge on the contoured edges. You can't use spackle. Spackle's too soft. A little ding like that, it'll just sand the spackle right out. It'll still be there. Spackle's too brittle on a door like this, too. I typically just have a plastic putty knife right here. The Bondo doesn't stick to it. It'll actually just break off.

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