Newly Glazed Wooden Front Door With Silicone - How To Paint?

[novaf4]

My front door has just been reglazed with toughened glass. Two rectangular panes. The glaziers used Hodgsons SILFIX® U9 Translucent Silicone on both sides to bond the glass in between the wood beading which was nailed back on. This silicone cannot be painted (I know no silicone can be painted). On the inside face, the silicone on the most part is set further down, so the beading has a visible edge. However, on the outside face of the glass the silicon is level with the outer edge of the beading all the way around, at approx 1mm-2mm wide. In one place where the beading has lost a bit of wood it has spread into this gap and is about 3mm wide. I now need to paint the door. I will be using a premium water based undercoat and topcoat. I originally planned to mask up the glass and paint right up to it, but now I can't because the silicone is between the beading edge and the glass. I don't intend to, but if I did it would be impossible to paint with an overlap on the glass.

I expect this same scenario happens to thousands of people, and decorators and DIYers are faced with the same issue.

What can I do? The only thing I can think of is still mask the glass just in case I slip with the brush, and paint the beading free-hand up to the edge of the silicone and be as careful as possible, which will be almost impossible. And if I do get any on the silicon, which I will, then it will peel off (either over time or I will give it a helping hand) hopefully leaving a perfect line, but it may not...?!

The attached 'Outside' photo clearly shows the issue.

 

[Wayners]

Siliconised caulk or polymer clear mastic like CT1 can be painted.
I'd of used that.
Best paint the bit between glass before it's glazed.

Was a product called stripe that you can use to paint silicone. Something replaced it but I can't remember what its called?

 

[novaf4]

The glaziers turned up, removed the beading, fitted the glass and replaced the beading. I had no chance to decorate the beading. In an ideal world I would have bought new beading, mitred and cut it to fit and then given the glaziers that to replace.

The silicon is done.

It is what it is.

I now need some advice on how a professional would turn up and tackle the painting of it.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

What about fitting a beading around the glass? eg https://www.doordeals.co.uk/product/hardwood-beading Smaller ones are available.