How to Paint a Door
March 28th, 2010 | 
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AsktheBuilder.com host Tim Carter demonstrates how to paint a door. To get professional results when painting a door, you must prepare correctly. With these tips, you’ll have no trouble painting any type of door.
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store the paint …
store the paint cans upside down and the lid won’t form a crust – just make sure it is on tight!
Great video, and …
Great video, and excellent tip about painting the tops and bottoms. I’m currently replacing a door that is… you guessed it… warped! It’s got a really nasty bow in it. I live in muggy Louisiana, and sure enough the tops/bottoms were unpainted, so it’s no surprise really.
Great tip. Thanks!
Great tip. Thanks!
They do in England. …
They do in England……
The reason why you …
The reason why you find it difficult to shut the door is because you have a build up of paint on the back and front edge of the door from previous paint jobs. Strip these areas prior to painting next time around.
If you read many of …
If you read many of the columns at my website you will discover that paint is simply glue with color in it. Thus, you must not allow the door to touch the frame for at least 3 or 4 days after painting. This allows the paint to cure.
why when i pain the …
why when i pain the door , the door diffecult to be closed again afetr painting ..how to avoid this thanks
Yeh..first thing I …
Yeh..first thing I do when I open a can of paint is wash the lid, I also wipe under the rim, cos thats where you get a build up of hard stuff, especially if its a can thats been on the shelf in the stores a while.
I always teach my trainees to do the same, wash and wipe the lids and rims of the can when they wipe the paint back..it saves all the crud falling in it next time!
Correct! I had to …
Correct! I had to do that once. After that, I always salvaged my own, including the lids.
Interesting ATB…i …
Interesting ATB…i noticed when I was in the states they actually sell empty paint cans, you lot think of everything, great idea!
That is very true …
That is very true if the paint can has lots of air in it. That can was nearly full. To minimize skinning, I keep around cleaned-out quart cans and lids. I then store the paint in those. When there is air, I put in a little water on top of the paint just before tapping the lid in place. For oil paints, I use mineral spirits.
How not to prepare …
How not to prepare a can of paint..because if its got a thin skin on it you will shake it into the paint.
Also, try to paint …
Also, try to paint with the grain of the door. Or after you are done spreading paint over the door try to make your brush strokes match the direction of the different wood panels as much as possible for best results!
We ran out of tape …
We ran out of tape and time. We taped a *second* video showing the actual painting techinque.
you forgot to paint …
you forgot to paint it :E