If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.
Painting pine doors.
It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted.
After painting the door itself paint the doorjamb and casing beginning at the doorstop and working out.
Great tips for painting doors.
Roll on a second coat of primer.
Note that it is perfectly ok to use your roller across.
When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.
The next step is to basically paint the rest of the door.
I have 5 doors with knots showing through the paint although i used a knot sealer the 1st time.
If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.
Many people have success painting doors using just a brush but i like to use a combination of a brush and a small roller because it gets the job done faster and results in a much smoother finish.
If you don t seal pine with a primer the first coat of paint will be blotchy because pine absorbs paint and other finishes very unevenly.
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How to paint a stained door.
Let it dry overnight sand again with 220 grit sandpaper then use a new foam roller to apply the paint.
Paint all four edges of the door first.
Paint a raised panel door with a brush and paint with the natural grain of the wood.
Moreover the water in the paint will raise the grain.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
If your home was built before 1979 check the paint for lead before you scrape or sand.
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Brush on a light coat.
Painting around the panels is time consuming making it difficult to keep a wet edge.
There is a technique to painting over.
When painting edges some paint inevitably slops onto the faces of the door.
Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.
Using a high density mini foam paint roller start by painting the middle section with the grain of the wood not against it up and down in a vertical fashion and then paint the horizontal sections of the door from left to right.
Rather than simply painting the door from top to the bottom you can get the best paint job by painting paneled doors in a certain order.