Painting Textured Interior Doors

Once your second side is dry simply rehang your doors and reinstall your door hardware.

Painting textured interior doors. The basic technique for painting a flat door is long smooth brush strokes or vertical roller strokes. Masonite doors paint beautifully and while spraying is quicker you can get a nice job with a brush or even a brush and roller. Hollow core interior doors semi gloss paint finish is widely used on all interior trim which includes door jambs and doors themselves. Paint the wooden trim.

Place the door flat on the sawhorses. Painting the door open the paint and stir it slowly to ensure that it is evenly mixed. 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. Begin by painting the edges with a brush.

To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins. Paint the recessed door panels using. Start with a dust free door. If you use a roller backbrush immediately with a wide brush or pad to smooth the roller stipple.

The texture that rollers impart works well for walls and ceilings but isn t attractive on doors or wood trim. Paint a flat door with a brush pad or roller with a 1 4 inch nap or foam sleeve. The heel and toe of the door edges will require a bit of sanding but the front back of the door just need a light sanding to break any glaze that might be on them. When painting a paneled door begin with the recessed panels then the horizontal rails and.

Dip a narrow paintbrush into the paint and remove the excess by wiping it on the edge of the can. Or you could end up with a textured pattern in your door once it comes of the sawhorses. Wipe it down with a damp rag just before painting. Painting a door is a race against time.

Painting interior doors with my simple step by step tips is a breeze and will get you the professional finish you re looking for. This finish gives the liberty of rigorous cleaning with a damp cloth continual dusting. But interior doors are often paneled and should be painted in the following order.