How To Paint Interior Doors Smooth
Remove the door knobs and all other hardware from your interior door to simplify the paint application.
How to paint interior doors smooth. Once you re done allow the paint to dry if you re using benjamin moore advance note that it has a longer than typical dry time give your door a quick very light sanding with with 320 grit sandpaper remove the sanding residue with a tack cloth and then apply a second coat of paint. The basic technique for painting a flat door is long smooth brush strokes or vertical roller strokes. If you re replacing the old hardware make sure the new hardware will match. Paint a flat door with a brush pad or roller with a 1 4 inch nap or foam sleeve.
Choose paint recommended for interior doors such as types with a durable gloss or semi gloss sheen that makes it easy to clean. The texture that rollers impart works well for walls and ceilings but isn t attractive on doors or wood trim. 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. Start with a light sandpaper or a sanding sponge 180 or 220 grit.
Sand the door smooth. But interior doors are often paneled and should be painted in the following order. This will roughen the surface a little and allow the primer to adhere better. You ve seen her paint the qualls family s kitchen island and the harkins family s bathroom cabinets with it among many others.
If you use a roller backbrush immediately with a wide brush or pad to smooth the roller stipple. Today s homeowner fans know that co host chelsea lipford wolf loves her trusty paint sprayer.