Paint with acrylic latex.
Paint front door over varnish.
Over time varnish can become worn and sun damaged especially with front doors.
Painting over stain steps.
But it s worth an extra 10 bucks per door to get first class results.
Remove door hardware and apply painter s tape where needed optional.
We also decided to ditch the storm doors as they were in pretty poor shape.
Since your door will be exposed to rain sun wind and other elements you ll need flexible and mold resistant exterior paint.
A well painted front door looks fantastic offers strong surface protection and value and it can be completed at a fraction of the cost of staining.
Apply one coat of glidden exterior flat paint color matched to behr glazed pecan.
I d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware but i ve heard that you can t get good results painting over stain.
Latex based exterior paint is the most flexible type and is quite popular.
1 remove any accessible hardware from the doors and windows.
Almost every inch of your home requires some amount of maintenance including your front door.
Prime with stain killing primer.
However occasionally you may be ready for an entirely new look.
Spread on spackling compound.
Smooth paints are usually labeled enamel or door and trim super smooth paints often cost 25 to 30 per quart.
Prime with tinted primer.
If you have ugly stained and varnished doors and trim and you d like to paint the whole works here s the best way to get a good looking result.
With a damp rag clean front doors and allow to dry.
The most common kinds of exterior door paint are acrylic resin or latex based and with a semi gloss finish.
Sand with 150 grit paper.
My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded.
Our door paint pick.
Painted doors are prone to chipping over time and can require touch ups.
It fills in larger imperfections on.
Paint for a smooth finish.
For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.
In case you are wondering why this particular color will mimic the color.
Varnish is a type of sealant that is typically used on wood fixtures cabinets and doors in homes.
Choose a paint designed for a smooth finish.
When your windows and doors aren t varnished you don t need to spend quite as much time preparing them for painting.