Spray Painting 6 Panel Doors

Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint.

Spray painting 6 panel doors.

For a printable copy of the materials and instructions scroll down. 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. Hi i am painting my bathroom trim and 6 panel doors white on the inside. If painting the door in a darker color paint trim first allow it fully dry for at least 24 hours protect it with painter s tape then paint the main portion of the door.

Interior panel doors really are easy to paint with a roller and brush without leaving runs drips or streaks. Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. Highly recommend going this route if you have a bunch of doors to paint. You can use paint s.

Painting a door typically takes three to five hours depending on the condition of the door and how fussy you are. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller. Spraying the doors only required pockets of 10 15 minutes at a time and freed up a lot of time to do other things. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other.

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. The doors open into the bathroom however when closed the one is part of the bedroom and the other part of the hallway. Roll brush 2 coats of paint. Prep up to 1 hr per door remove mask hardware scrape and sand spot prime.

But add in the drying time and it s a full day project. Using a small roller to paint doors can greatly speed the process. How to paint a 6 panel door perfectly. Door painting labor basic basic labor to paint door with favorable site conditions.

Begin by rolling paint on the flat panels. 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. Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup.