Painting Wooden French Door

To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins.

Painting wooden french door.

Make long strokes with the brush and clean any visible lines on the front of the door with a dry cloth. Pour some paint into a. Paint a coat of oil based primer onto the door. Place the door flat on the sawhorses.

Paint the doors 1 side at a. Coat a paint roller with paint. Paint as precisely as you can in long strokes that follow the direction of the wood. 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.

Just as with the primer let each side of the door dry before turning it over to work on the other side. It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it. 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. Use sandpaper rather than a scraper on metal doors.

Painting a door is a race against time. When painting a paneled door begin with the recessed panels then the horizontal rails and. You ll never go wrong starting with a primer. Carefully paint a door with primer and wait for it to dry.

Painting the french door. The fastest way to remove paint buildup on a wooden door is with a sharp stainless steel or carbide scraper. Use an angled brush to paint difficult spots. Wipe it down with a damp rag just before painting.

Start with a dust free door. Apply the primer to the top of the door working toward the bottom. You have to lay down the paint and smooth it out before it becomes too sticky to work with or so stiff that brush marks won t level out and disappear. You apply two coats and the liquid mask dries into a clear stretchy plastic.

For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr premium. Use power sanders sparingly high speed sanding can melt paint making it even more difficult to smooth out. Applying the paint 1. That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.

Add at least two coats of paint to the door using three or more if you want to increase the color saturation. You then paint your door just like i did and remove the liquid mask by tracing around your panes of glass with a utility knife. Paint any decorative molding first then paint the interior of the panels. After scraping sand the wooden door to smooth the scraped edges.

Consider a paint additive to slow down drying and improve leveling. Dip the brush into the paint then use it to reach spots a paint roller.