Tips Painting 6 Panel Doors

Instructions for painting panel doors prepare the panel door for painting 1.

Tips painting 6 panel doors.

Your choice of primer is just as important as your choice of paint. Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. But priming the whole door is best. And you can still paint both sides in a day if you rest the door on lag screws.

Begin by rolling paint on the flat panels. Work quickly by rolling on the paint then use a brush to smooth out the paint and fill in the detailed areas around the flat panel. Hole in the bottom of the door and two at the top then turn 4 in. Using a small roller to paint doors can greatly speed the process.

If you re painting a door that s already been installed and functioning your first decision is whether you want to paint the door while it s installed or remove it from the hinges and paint it un installed. Door painting priming tips. Lag screws 1 1 2 in. The new paint will stick better and you ll get a more uniform finish.

You can spot prime a door coating only patched dents or areas you sanded through to bare wood. But interior doors are often paneled and should be painted in the following order. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller. The jordan house has builder standard hollow core 6 panel doors with the faux wood grain like many newer or remodeled houses so this video shares both general tips for painting doors and the specific process of how to paint a 6 panel door and how to paint the faux wood grain without brush strokes.

My bathroom color is behr bright white but i wanted to use behr delicate lace on the other side which faces into bedroom and the the other into the. With the door laid flat on sawhorses you can spread paint more quickly and not worry about drips and paint sags. How to paint a panel door. Faster than you could say strip paint off a door the moment was gone and i had popped open the can of primer and started over again.

An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. Hi i am painting my bathroom trim and 6 panel doors white on the inside. Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. The basic technique for painting a flat door is long smooth brush strokes or vertical roller strokes.

Aubrey describes all the equipment required and gives step by step instructions so that you can confidently achieve great results.