Spray Painting Six Panel Doors

In the process of painting all those doors i ve developed this easy method for how to paint a door without brush marks or streaks.

Spray painting six panel doors.

It would have taken me probably 5 6 straight work hours to paint all 7 doors by hand. If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint. I like to use a 1 1 2 brush to paint the recessed molding areas followed by a 4 roller for the flat surfaces in the middle. But add in the drying time and it s a full day project.

Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting. Painting a door typically takes three to five hours depending on the condition of the door and how fussy you are. If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary. Highly recommend going this route if you have a bunch of doors to paint.

Roll brush 2 coats of paint. Be on the lookout for drips or puddles of paint. Includes planning equipment and material acquisition area preparation and protection setup and cleanup. Are they the composite 6 panel doors that have an embossed wood grain on them.

Let your door dry 30 minutes 1 hour then follow up with a second coat of paint. Painting tips and techniques spraying doors are shown and expl. 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. Using a paint sprayer or airless sprayer for painting interior wood doors.

Next paint the door panels. When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion. Prep up to 1 hr per door remove mask hardware scrape and sand spot prime. Spraying the doors only required pockets of 10 15 minutes at a time and freed up a lot of time to do other things.

If that s the case brush them you can make those door look beautiful painting them with a broom im kidding but you get my point their are some good videos on you tube of painters brushing out 6 panel doors if they are real wood 6 panel doors it does take a skill to make them look beautiful. Chris and i have painted a lot of six panel doors in our time we installed and painted 8 new doors at our first house and every door in our current house is a primed and unpainted six panel door in need of paint. Go back and check the face of your door for drips now before the paint cures. When you are done let the doors dry for 2 hours before flipping to paint the other side.

Hi i am painting my bathroom trim and 6 panel. For a standard 6 panel door this is the order to go in.