To get the best results you should prime your french doors before painting them.
Paint exterior french doors.
You ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
Applying the paint 1.
Carefully paint a door with primer and wait for it to dry.
The best way to paint french doors especially if they have old glossy paint on them is to start with a coat of zinsser bin shellac based primer.
That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.
Coat a paint roller with paint.
Use up and down motions for the vertical pieces and back and forth motions for the horizontal.
Next tape off any doorknobs hinges or hardware with painter s tape or remove them.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.
Dip the brush into the paint then use it to reach spots a paint roller.
How to paint french doors 1.
Use an angled brush to paint difficult spots.
If your door is painted with oil based paint and you re painting over it with latex you ll have to sand and prime.
Paint as precisely as you can in long strokes that follow the direction of the wood.
Pour some paint into a.
Paint the doors 1 side at a.
Mini foam paint rollers are the perfect size for french doors.
Once your deglosser has done its job use a foam roller to.
There s actually a product you can buy called liquid mask that you paint on over the glass on your french door or on windows if you have windows to paint.