How To Correctly Paint A Panel Door

An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other.

How to correctly paint a panel door.

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. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller. Painting panel doors.

Using a small roller to paint doors can greatly speed the process. Painting panel doors how to correctly prepare timber panel doors for painting and what order they should be painted in in this diy guide we walk through the process of how to paint a panel door. 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. Before painting wooden panel doors they need to be prepared as explained on our preparing wooden doors and windows for painting page.

Instructions for painting panel doors prepare the panel door for painting 1. The doors open into the bathroom however when closed the one is part of the bedroom and the other part of the hallway. Painting a door typically takes three to five hours depending on the condition of the door and how fussy you are. The following guidelines apply when applying primer undercoat or topcoat or a combined paint.

This may seem pretty obvious but when it comes to panel doors and getting a great painted finish there is a definite order in which they should be. So if you re painting a door you can t live without like a bathroom or exterior door start first thing in the morning so it can be back in service by day s end. 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. But add in the drying time and it s a full day project.

Begin by rolling paint on the flat panels.