Originally Posted by username.exe

How do I do this? Mount the bracket to a piece of wood and then mount that to the wall?

Originally Posted by Pulaski

Remove any loose rust or paint on the rusty spots with a wire brush (a small one, not much bigger than a toothbrush would probably be best) then paint the rusted areas with a rust treatment, working it in well used an old/cheap brush - Lowes/HD probably sells some, but a car repair store certainly will.

Rinse off the rust treatment per the directions and leave to dry, then use a metal primer (which is available in white, though using a grey primer will ensure that firstly you get the whole gate covered with primer, and then afterwards you get good coverage with a white top coat). You'll probably want a smooth finish, as opposed to "hammered", and you probably have a choice in white spray paints of satin or high-gloss finish.

Originally Posted by Boiler

Still get a cheapy blaster from Harbor Freight or use my friends shot cabinet.

Originally Posted by Pulaski

Remove any loose rust or paint on the rusty spots with a wire brush (a small one, not much bigger than a toothbrush would probably be best) then paint the rusted areas with a rust treatment, working it in well used an old/cheap brush - Lowes/HD probably sells some, but a car repair store certainly will.

Rinse off the rust treatment per the directions and leave to dry, then use a metal primer (which is available in white, though using a grey primer will ensure that firstly you get the whole gate covered with primer, and then afterwards you get good coverage with a white top coat). You'll probably want a smooth finish, as opposed to "hammered", and you probably have a choice in white spray paints of satin or high-gloss finish.

Originally Posted by Boiler

Still get a cheapy blaster from Harbor Freight or use my friends shot cabinet.

Originally Posted by username.exe

Can you get him to drive it out here? I hear gas is only $1.69 round your way .

Originally Posted by Leslie

Are you trying to spruce up the door and get a few more years out of it? Or are you trying to rebuild it, make it better than it ever was, and have it as a family heirloom for generations to come?

If it's the former, do it my way. If it's the latter, join the masochist brigade and go on and build your bionic door. You have the technology.

Originally Posted by username.exe

Realistically, I'm only trying to get a few more years of of it. I do often find that when the opportunity presents itself to turn a simple DIY job into an over-the-top spectacle, I go down that path and spend the rest of the weekend cursing myself.

Originally Posted by username.exe

Realistically, I'm only trying to get a few more years of of it. I do often find that when the opportunity presents itself to turn a simple DIY job into an over-the-top spectacle, I go down that path and spend the rest of the weekend cursing myself.

Originally Posted by Pulaski

10-15 minutes with wire brush
5-10 minutes with rust treatment
5 minutes rinsing rust treatment off, plus 30 minutes drying time in the sun.
Spray primer + spray top coat, 5 minutes/coat, 15-30 minutes between coats (personally I would do two of each, so about 2.5 hours of which most is spent waiting for the paint to dry.

So four hours to get a gate that should be good for 3-4 years. If you skip the rust treatment expect to be going the same process again 12 months from now.

Originally Posted by username.exe

Not too bad, then.
Forgot to add three trips to Home Depot to purchase and return incorrect products .