Painting Six Panel Doors White

Be on the lookout for drips or puddles of paint.

Painting six panel doors white.

Benjamin moore dove white benjamin moore cloud white cloud white has a bit less yellow undertone light mid tone grays. Note that it is perfectly ok to use your roller across the entire horizontal sections. Using a high density mini foam paint roller start by painting the middle section with the grain of the wood not against it up and down in a vertical fashion and then paint the horizontal sections of the door from left to right. Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.

Let your door dry 30 minutes 1 hour then follow up with a second coat of paint. Doing it in this order enables you to get a coat on the whole panel door in one sitting so you only have to have 2 3 painting sessions rather than 4 6 if you were doing one side at a time and waiting for it to dry in between. Finally you can paint the border of the door. When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.

While traditional focal points include furniture pieces cabinetry and. Six panel doors are commonly used for a home s interior and exterior to provide a traditional appearance. Lightly sand the primer with 220 grit inspecting as you go. Go back and check the face of your door for drips now before the paint cures.

Sherwin williams repose gray benjamin moore charcoal slate. At the paint store ask for a primer that s compatible with your paint levels out well and sands smoothly. If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary. For an ultra smooth paint job apply two coats of primer.

Benjamin moore kendall charcoal benjamin moore wrought iron. These are my six favorite paint colors for interior doors. A focal point draws the eye giving balance and harmony to any space. If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.

How to paint 6 panel doors with high gloss paint.