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Question:

I have a metal entry door with a full length glass storm door. It gets so hot in the?

Summer that it melted the window insert in the steel door so it doesnt fit tightly. What to do now? Also is it better to paint the steel door a darker shade? Its now white and if so what type of paint to use that can take the heat.

Answer:

switch to a solid door, those inserts are cheap plastic trash and they come loose and leak from old age not just heat. white is the coolest color and any other color will make it hotter. the bottom of the door has room so adjust it to leave a gap for fresh air to get in and you can peel the weather stripping off of the door at the top so it lets some of the heat out. the best solution is to tint the glass with a reflective (mirror look) light smoke window tint so its not dark but it blocks out a lot of the heat

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