Now i would like to paint them white.
Painting pine doors white.
What do i do to prepare for painting and what type of primer and paint do i use.
Some of my favorite whites for trimwork and doors are benjamin moore s cloud white and dove white in either semi gloss or satin.
What is the best way to go about.
My bathroom ceiling is pine a 1980 fashion i do not want to take it down as forms a good ceiling but have decided to paint it.
Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.
What would i need to do with a pine fire surround to get it painted white.
How to paint a stained door.
Brush on a light coat.
It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted.
If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.
You may wish to paint over a stained door because it has become weathered and unsightly or you may want to paint over stained wood doors to change the look of the door.
Please help i would love to do this project myself but have received no help or advise from homebase when i asked.
I have had pines door a few years never varnish them.
If you re painting your door white and have white trim around it i recommend using the same paint color and finish as the trim.
If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.
Last year i sanded down all the schellaced knotty pine walls in my rec room primered them with kiltz primer and then painted 2 walls white and the remaining walls taupe using latex semi gloss paint.
Painting stained wood requires more preparation than painting raw wood but when you devote some energy to readying the surfaces of your doors and windows paint can adhere to stained wood without.
Moreover the water in the paint will raise the grain.
There is a technique to painting over.
Peak pro painting here to tell you how to paint a stained door.
The fire place surrounds an open fire.
Choose an interior door paint color.
When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.
Paint all four edges of the door first.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
Now the knots in the 2 white walls are bleeding back through.
When painting edges some paint inevitably slops onto the faces of the door.