Determine if you need to prime the door first.
Painting french doors black.
And don t get stuck on black doors.
Earthy colours work best with browns and creams.
Clean the door and remove any dust.
Either works but if you do tape it you ll eventually have to open the doors to paint the inner edges.
Paint where you can with a wooster brush.
Here is how i painted the doors.
That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.
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.
Crisp colours like black work best with white off white and grey including brighter more dramatic colours see below.
We got lucky and didn t need a primer.
Roll on black enamel paint on larger surfaces.
You ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
Skip taping and paint mutins panels with an artist s brush.
If you have hallways with pink beige carpet your doors need to be brown not black.
You can either remove the door or tape it off which is what we did.
Clean and wipe down doors.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.