Each coat took me 5 minutes for all four doors.
Spray paint for door panels.
When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller.
I painted one coat of primer and two top coats.
The hardest part was taping and sealing off the trim around the door.
If your door is paneled start with the panels.
The flexio 5000 came with a practice sheet which helped me get the hang of the sweeping motion very quickly.
Spray paint project steps.
Best results are achieved when using sem vehicle interior paints with the appropriate prep spray which are formulated specifically for vinyl or plastic and leather.
Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint.
Use the correct spray tip the spray tip size is very important when using an airless paint sprayer.
Brush on a light coat.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted.
Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels.
Using semigloss exterior paint and a 2 inch angled sash brush with synthetic bristles paint around the edges of the.
Once the doors were dry it was time to add the new hinges and knobs and rehang the doors.
Highly recommend going this route if you have a bunch of doors to paint.
I opted to remove the door just easier to paint that way and opted to spray paint since my door has a lot of raised panels to paint around.
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.
We offer sem interior paint for plastic vinyl and fabric carpet also.
Set up a spray area by covering work area with a drop cloth.
An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other.
Using a screwdriver remove door from hinges and hardware from door.
Paint all four edges of the door first.
Make sure it is a well ventilated area.
I needed to start with spray painting the trim before i removed the door.
Use cardboard or paper to mask window area.
Spraying the doors only required pockets of 10 15 minutes at a time and freed up a lot of time to do other things.
To small and the primer or paint will exit the tip with fingers at each end of the spray fan and to big will deposit a large amount of paint on the doors surface when spraying a steel door i use a 311 or 313 spray tip with exterior.
Paint a section at a time.
Use painter s tape to completely tape off any area that you do not want painted.
