Painting Old Sliding Closet Doors

Painting sequence for a sliding door step 1.

Painting old sliding closet doors.

I recently painted my bedroom including painting white the stained trim around the windows. We gave them a whole new look. This is what i started with. When painting a paneled door begin with the recessed panels then the horizontal rails and.

Wipe off the dust with a brush. The bold pop of color here is absolutely stunning and you can re paint them whenever you d like to accent your room in a different color. The first thing we did was my hubby took down the doors for me. I then removed the circular door handles.

First step was to wash down the doors to remove any residue or dust. Instructions use the multi purpose cleaner to clean the doors and sliding track really well. To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins. Cover the floor with an old sheet.

Spray a light. And finally if you have an old pallet lying around use the wood to create your own sliding pallet closet door. Let s talk about updating the old closet doors and the other projects we ve finished. Tape off the outside border of the door frame with more wrapping paper.

Place the door flat on the sawhorses. Begin by painting the edges with a brush. I didn t need to sand since these doors aren t wood but if you have wooden closet doors you would want to use a medium and then fine grit sandpaper to prep the surface for paint like these 3m advanced abrasives. Then i applied this wall covering primer to the doors.

Updating the old closet doors. Secure old wrapping paper to the border of each piece of glass with painter s tape. Protect glass image zoom carefully mask off the glass with blue painter s tape. Turn your closet doors into an accent wall.

Start by sanding the surface with a random orbital sander and 150 grit paper. If possible mask both sides of. To wash down the doors i just used some basic soap and water. The existing doors in my old bedroom were tired.

The goal is to remove any flaky varnish and to roughen the surface for a good primer bond. The last step was to update our sliding closet doors.