Painting Sliding Closet Doors

This makes painting the top and bottom of the door.

Painting sliding closet doors.

Gently sand the door with 120 grit paper. Then i applied this wall covering primer to the doors. Flat doors take well to paint rollers while doors with panels decorative insets or slats are best painted with a brush. The last step was to update our sliding closet doors.

Instructions use the multi purpose cleaner to clean the doors and sliding track really well. 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. Place the door flat on the sawhorses. This is what i started with.

This project works best on single door closets or folding doors but avoid using this idea on sliding doors. After the first coat is dry roll another coat of paint on in the other direction which would be horizontal if you went vertical first. The first thing we did was my hubby took down the doors for me. If possible take the door off its hinges and set it on 2 sawhorses.

First paint the door with a base color of your choosing. 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. Begin by painting the edges with a brush.

Then use a 4 or 6 inch paint roller to roll a layer of chalkboard paint on all in one direction such as vertical. First step was to wash down the doors to remove any residue or dust. I then removed the circular door handles. The method you use for painting depends on the style of door.

Give your closet doors some dimensional interest with little more than paint and canvas stretchers or frames. After you sand the door wash the door with a diluted. Secure old wrapping paper to the border of each piece of glass with painter s tape. If possible mask both sides of.

To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins. Painting sequence for a sliding door step 1. We gave them a whole new look. Protect glass image zoom carefully mask off the glass with blue painter s tape.

Painting sliding glass doors aluminum is the same thing just tape off all the surrounding glass and put painter s film or painter s paper to mask off the sliding glass door frame. I recently painted my bedroom including painting white the stained trim around the windows. This prepares the surface for paint making it adhere to the door better. Using a glossy paint makes it easier to clean the doors.