How To Make Door Paint Smooth
Continue to apply the top coat to all 6 sides.
How to make door paint smooth. Try to limit brush marks by painting with the grain of the wood. Coat the recessed areas first and then the faces of the panels. I used a spray painter to paint 2 dressers. What can i do or put to smooth it out to the touch.
Today s homeowner co host chelsea lipford wolf shows you how to make painting doors more efficient and effective on her blog checking in with chelsea. Let each coat dry and sand it by hand with 220 grit sandpaper before spraying the next to get a glassy smooth finish. Never use a power tool to remove any door hardware or you could end up with another project on your hands installing a new door handle. This will roughen the surface a little and allow the primer to adhere better.
It is common practice to paint both stiles the same color as the exterior side of the door. Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels. Even if you have to paint the door in place you can still get good results. Smooth out chipped paint and imperfections from previous paint jobs.
So read on to master the moves and get smooth beautiful results on any interior door in your home. I put 2 coats of paint on each dresser after it was primed. Let us show you how to paint your interior doors with a paint sprayer giving them. If the door has a vertical center stile paint this next and then blend in the brush marks from the center stile when you paint the horizontal rails.
If applying a second coat follow the manufacturer s instructions for drying time between coats. While on the trim boards using the foam roller and brush paint only one side of drawers and doors. This is usually the most time consuming tedious part of the project. The paint is not smooth it s rough to the touch.
We have a few tips and tricks up our sleeves to get this job done quickly. Shaking will create bubbles in the paint that will ruin the smooth surface. Apply 1st coat cabinet enamel color. Taped drop cloth under the door and ready to clean sand and paint.
Today s homeowner fans know that co host chelsea lipford wolf loves her trusty paint sprayer. Use a stir stick. Sand the door smooth. Door which have been bored and morticed for hardware should be finished inside of the lock bore as well.
Start with a light sandpaper or a sanding sponge 180 or 220 grit. I like to tape off the door parts like the hinges and door sweep to keep paint away but i remove any other hardware with a simple screwdriver.