Spray Paint Door Panels

When painting edges some paint inevitably slops onto the faces of the door.

Spray paint door panels.

For doors overlap each successive spray pass by approximately 50. To do this you ll need to connect each pair of doors at their top edge using free stir sticks from the paint store or any piece of scrap wood that s long enough. In either case set aside time perhaps a weekend to select a color purchase supplies and complete the task. Visit how to use a paint sprayer.

Brush on a light coat. An advantage of painting attached doors is that you don t have to wait for one side to dry before painting the other. It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted. The fastest and easiest way to spray paint interior doors is to spray them standing in pairs vertically so both sides can be sprayed.

The hardest part was taping and sealing off the trim around the door. When painting a panel door a paint brush may be more effective than a roller. Spray techniques for more spraying. Setting up doors for spray painting.

I hope you guys enjoy this vid. Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. I painted the baseboards door trim and all 7 doors doors the same semi gloss bright white from valspar signature. Spray the trim in long even strokes keeping the tip about 12 inches from the surface you re spraying.

To get a nice flat professional finish your doors need to be cleaned and degreased this is especially important with wooden doors as they are a natural product over time the wood can absorb cooking grease and fats into the grain so. I needed to start with spray painting the trim before i removed the door. I opted to remove the door just easier to paint that way and opted to spray paint since my door has a lot of raised panels to paint around. Painted doors are prone to chipping over time and can require touch ups.

Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. While i brushed on the paint for the trim this time around we decided to try spraying all the doors with a paint sprayer we re long time fans of the wagner flexio 590 instead of hand painting them. However occasionally you may be ready for an entirely new look. In this video i show you how to paint your door panels useing dupli color vinyl and fabric flat black for the f350 shop truck.

A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.