Many houses have a set of bilco doors that have been rusting away for years without any rust treatment.
Best paint for metal bilco doors.
Over time dings and damage to the basement doors can wear away the primer and allow rust to form on the surface of the door.
Removing rust from a bilco basement door can be done in an afternoon.
A gallon of paint can cover a wooden or metal door without any hustle.
Painting metal bulkhead doors by joe keegan on june 8 2011 at 11 13 pm old houses often had a set of bulkhead also called bilco doors which provided a large open access to the basement.
Since horizontal surfaces are especially vulnerable to full sun and sometimes standing water or snow a paint suitable for other horizontal surfaces such as decks will hold up better.
Simply knock off the loose rust and apply rust encap.
Many exterior cellar doors are horizontal like trap doors into your cellar crawl space or basement.
Other bilco door models such as the classic series ship with a baked on coating of primer to guard against rust.
People who are confused about what color to paint bilco doors can use it.