Painting Old Sliding Closet Doors

The first thing we did was my hubby took down the doors for me.

Painting old sliding closet doors.

The bold pop of color here is absolutely stunning and you can re paint them whenever you d like to accent your room in a different color. Updating the old closet doors. To wash down the doors i just used some basic soap and water. Wipe off the dust with a brush.

Place the door flat on the sawhorses. The last step was to update our sliding closet doors. Start by sanding the surface with a random orbital sander and 150 grit paper. Painting sequence for a sliding door step 1.

First step was to wash down the doors to remove any residue or dust. I recently painted my bedroom including painting white the stained trim around the windows. Begin by painting the edges with a brush. And finally if you have an old pallet lying around use the wood to create your own sliding pallet closet door.

Don t try to sand off all the varnish. If possible mask both sides of. Protect glass image zoom carefully mask off the glass with blue painter s tape. Instructions use the multi purpose cleaner to clean the doors and sliding track really well.

Spray a light. Let s talk about updating the old closet doors and the other projects we ve finished. The goal is to remove any flaky varnish and to roughen the surface for a good primer bond. Cover the floor with an old sheet.

The existing doors in my old bedroom were tired. Tape off the outside border of the door frame with more wrapping paper. When painting a paneled door begin with the recessed panels then the horizontal rails and. Use a fine grit sanding sponge to get into crevices.

Turn your closet doors into an accent wall. Secure old wrapping paper to the border of each piece of glass with painter s tape. This is what i started with. I didn t need to sand since these doors aren t wood but if you have wooden closet doors you would want to use a medium and then fine grit sandpaper to prep the surface for paint like these 3m advanced abrasives.

Then i applied this wall covering primer to the doors. I then removed the circular door handles.