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albertajune
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Any advice on paint

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I want to repaint my front door, which is at the moment green. I fancy a nice darkish red, not pillar box but can't find the colour in the outdoor paints.
I have seen the colour that I want in indoor paint and wonder if there is any way that I can use this, and maybe top it off with something to make it more durable, for withstanding all types of weather.
Any suggestions?
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Hi June, our front door is painted in red, the colour is "Monarch" from the Dulux Weathershield range, exterior gloss, picture below has come out a bit light! :? , but take a look next time your at the DIY store! )t' ..


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You can get any colour mixed for you.
But beware, we found that there was a reason why they don't make bright orange gloss - it doesn't stick to the undercoat evenly (they did say it wasn't recommended, but OH wanted that colour)

As well as the colours on their cards they have the recipes for all their old colours (and possibly other peoples old colours too)
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silverback wrote:Hi June, our front door is painted in red, the colour is "Monarch" from the Dulux Weathershield range, exterior gloss, picture below has come out a bit light! :? , but take a look next time your at the DIY store! )t' ..


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Just what I am looking for )t'
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