How To Prep Car Door Jambs For Paint

Today s topic is discover the 3 ways to prep and painting door jambs.

How to prep car door jambs for paint. Sand the exterior including that little edge left from the jamb paint and do the last little bit of jamb paint up to the new tape line with a gray scuff pad. Buff the surface in small circles until you can t see any shiny patches or lines. The jamb is the interior sides of a door frame where a door is secured. Painting a door typically takes three to five hours depending on the condition of the door and how fussy you are.

You have basically three ways to do door jamb painting. Much less overspray and a lot less dirt flying around in your spray area. So if you re painting a door you can t live without like a bathroom or exterior door start first thing in the morning so it can be back in service by day s end. But add in the drying time and it s a full day project.

The jamb is only part of a door frame. Now when you paint the outside tape off the jambs up to about 1 8 or 3 16 from the edge so the seam won t be seen when the door is closed. Hey it s tony with another live stream. First is the complete.

90 of the dirt on a fresh paint job comes from the vehicle being sprayed usually in the door jambs and all the other nooks and crannies. To prepare your car for paint you ll need to sand away the old finish and add a few coats of primer. You ll be taking off all your door panels moldings trim. The other parts of the door frame are the head sill door stop and weather stripping on exterior doors painting door trim can be an easy project as long as the prep work is properly done.