HOUSE OF DOORS, INC RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION AND PAINTING OF HOLLOW METAL DOORS AND FRAMES
MAINTENANCE OF HOLLOW METAL DOORS AND FRAMES SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SDI 124-98 “MAINTENANCE OF STANDARD STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES” PRIMING AND PAINTING OF HOLLOW METAL DOORS AND FRAMES SHOULD BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SDI A250.8, SECTIONS 2.1.3, 2.1.4 AND 2.1.5. WE ALSO RECOMMEND FOLLOWING ANSI A250 RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A250.8.4.1-4.6 AND APPENDIX “B” LISTED BELOW A250.8-2003 “RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS FOR STANDARD STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES”: APPENDIX B, GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, AESTHETICS “THE PRODUCTION OF STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES RELIES ON A VARIETY OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES INCLUDING SPOT WELDING, PROJECTION WELDING, ARC WELDING GROUND SMOOTH, GRINDING FILLING ETC. THESE PROCESSES MAY RESULT IN A SHOW-THROUGH AFTER APPLICATION OF FINISHED PAINT. THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE INHERENT IN PRODUCTION AND ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THE SHOW-THROUGH CHARACTERISTICS INCREASE AS THE PAINT GLOSS INCREASES. THIS STANDARD RECOMMENDS A ...