Best Door Frame Painting Services and Cost in McAllen TX
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All white and pale-colored enamels will yellow with age. However, this yellowing is especially noticeable with oil based enamel paints. Oil based enamels dry and hardens with time by a process of oxidation. This reaction of oil with oxygen, catalyzed by metal driers, produces chromospheres which are bleached by sunlight in exterior applications. When enamels are used on interior surfaces, particularly in poorly lit areas such as cavity doors, inside cupboards or behind furniture, these chromospheres result in a yellow discoloration. Oil paints also perform badly in humid conditions, and require up to two weeks for all solvents used in manufacture to evaporate, so during that time they are susceptible to yellowing from contamination by some cleaning products. 

Using water-based enamels instead, which retain their true color for much longer, eliminates this problem. Water-based enamels are also a benefit when doing touch ups, as there will be no variance from their original color. In short with water-based enamels:

• Dry time is far quicker, allowing two coats to be applied on the same day
• Odor is much lower, being that they are similar to traditional water based paints
• The problem of lighter colors yellowing is virtually eliminated
• Touch ups will be faster and less obvious

Once your painting is complete, you will still have a hard wearing, durable finish – one that will retain its true color into the future. And of course, if you do require an oil based enamel finish for whatever reason, Handyman McAllen Texas is more than happy to accommodate.

Our commitment to using only the best painting products to achieve a lasting finish is just one more example of how we strive to keep ahead of the competition and put our customers’ needs first. When you choose to work with Handyman McAllen, you can be sure you are choosing the most committed, knowledgeable, and best painters in McAllen TX.

Yellowing is always a concern when it comes to painting windows and doors. Frames and trims around windows and doors are often painted in white or light-colored enamels, which yellow with time. We, at Handyman McAllen, are using only the best quality tools and paints to guarantee the best possible finish and a long lasting result.

Check out the top door frame painting services in McAllen TX with Handyman McAllen or call us today for a free quote!