Spray paint front door

The hardest part was taping and sealing off the trim around the door. I needed to start with spray painting the trim before I removed the door. 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 single exterior door that has been primed you’ll need approximately one quart of paint.

If you do not have a glass or storm door that stands between your door and the elements, you’ll want to make certain you use exterior paint. Now this is just a temporary fix. The shutters in front of the house need to be painte so those are on the to do list along with repainting the door (and the trim) with a true exterior paint. I have screwed up both the front AND the back door with trying to brush on paint ! Not to mention the interior doors.

I have decided that if I ever get the nerve to try again…(was considering it just the other day!) I will have to take it down, sand it, and spray prime and then spray paint it with a spray gun. Last year I painted them with a latex exterior paint and now it’s chipping off and looking awful. I found it easier to tape off and spray paint my front door since it had raised panel and windows. My door was in sad shape, and a lot of you Hometalkers weighed in your opinion on what color to paint my front door. Video shows how to mask and spray paint a front door step by step.

I have an entry door to my house which is one those standard white panel metal doors with a factory finish. Mine is showing age and needs a recoat. I want a nice smooth finish like it has so I want to spray it on. I use for painting machinery. Paint the door from the top down, using a wide brush for corners or crevices and a small roller for flat panels.

Make long strokes with the brush, and clean any visible lines on the front door with a dry cloth. So if you’re painting a door you can’t live without—like a bathroom or exterior door —get started first thing in the morning so it can be back in service by day’s end. While you’re picking a paint color, also think about sheen: With a flat finish, scuff marks and handprints are hard to wipe away. Paint one light coat of primer on your exterior door. If you chose to spray paint , paint a scrap piece of wood to test the equipment and practice painting before painting your door.

If you are painting with a brush, start by painting the raised panels of your doors , then paint the grooves around the panels. I’m thinking of spray painting my front door hardware as well. Just bought my house in October and I have so many other things I’d rather spend my money on right now! I spray painted interior door hardware in the condo I sold before buying the house. Set up a spray area by covering work area with a drop cloth.

Using a screwdriver, remove door from hinges and hardware from door. With an exterior door , either remove the weather stripping or cover it with painter’s tape so the paint won’t stick. After you’re done with that, check out the video below to see how to trim a door.

Painting Exterior Doors , Shutters and Trim. Search our idea gallery for the perfect look. Spray Paint Basics Workshop Storage Pots Find Inspiration. Best Answer: I would not recommend using spray paint on an exterior door. The quality of most spray paint is not up to the job.

You can check out our door - painting post for more details on that stuff (like how we sanded the paint around the hardware that we removed so it was nice and smooth before painting ). But back to our pile o’ removed hardware. Painting the exterior of a front door using an airless sprayer. Designed Decor Last summer we completed a large list of outside projects: new walkway, new front yar painting the house and adding flower.

Before you apply the primer and paint , lightly sand the door with 400-grit sandpaper so the primer and paint will stick to it better. Then, apply coats of the primer, letting it dry after each coat. Learn how to paint a door with these helpful tips. The first step in painting the door is removing it from its hinges if possible. While a door on its hinges can be painte the job is much easier and usually turns out better if the door can be positioned horizontally for painting.

A typical garage door is feet high by feet wide, and a can of spray paint usually covers about square feet. We immediately got to work on the rest of the door knobs in our house, even our big front door one, and set up a little station outside on a drop cloth covered patio table. Thanks for your how-to info.

I just finished painting my front door yellow. I had a color picked out, but decided spray paint would be easier and just went with the yellow color the spray paint came in. Not only was spray painting more difficult than I thought, the color was way off.

So now I get to repaint the whole door. ORBed doorknobs are muuuch more expensive to buy than hinges or door plates, which is the good news (so I probably wouldn’t attempt to spray paint hinges like the doorknobs, since I’d worry all that grinding over time would make the paint peel and scrape off).