Been painting most our lives living in a french door paradise.
Painting french doors.
A paint brush and paint roller are all you need to apply a perfect coat of paint.
Luckily there s a much easier way to paint french doors.
Carefully paint a door with primer and wait for it to dry.
You ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
Painting french doors can be such a pain.
That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.
There s so many panes of glass to deal with.
Taping takes forever and doesn t do a perfect job.
Painting the french door.
You might also be interested on this post on painting exterior doors.
This post has me singing a theme song courtesy of coolio.
After the paint dries your french doors can become a bright and vibrant part of your home.
February 22 2012 at 2 08 pm.
You apply two coats and the liquid mask dries into a clear stretchy plastic.
This trick saves so much time and looks amazing like a factory finish.
If your door is painted with oil based paint and you re painting over it with latex you ll have to sand and prime first.
I ve spray painted door knobs door handles hinges etc.
A quick tip for painting french doors without scraping taping or splotchy peeling paint.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.
Scraping the paint can be messy.
The best way to paint french doors especially if they have old glossy paint on them is to start with a coat of zinsser bin shellac based primer.
I think your painted french doors as well as the rest of the doors in your home look fabulous.
Paint as precisely as you can in long strokes that follow the direction of the wood.
What a great idea.
Before painting take the time to prepare the doors by sanding washing and priming them.
To get the best results you should prime your french doors before painting them.
There s actually a product you can buy called liquid mask that you paint on over the glass on your french door or on windows if you have windows to paint.
Paint the door with at least two coats of exterior satin or semi gloss paint following the same process you did for the primer and being sure to leave the recommended amount of drying time.