You then paint your door just like i did and remove the liquid mask by tracing around your panes of glass with a utility knife.
Painting french doors tips.
That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.
Next tape off any doorknobs hinges or hardware with painter s tape or remove them.
Coat a paint roller with paint.
Carefully paint a door with primer and wait for it to dry.
The best way to paint french doors especially if they have old glossy paint on them is to start with a coat of zinsser bin shellac based primer.
I never remove doors for painting.
Once your deglosser has done its job use a foam roller to.
How to paint french doors 1.
Applying the paint 1.
If your door is painted with oil based paint and you re painting over it with latex you ll have to sand and prime.
Use up and down motions for the vertical pieces and back and forth motions for the horizontal.
Mini foam paint rollers are the perfect size for french doors.
Since the closet was functional without the doors i didn t even try to paint on days there was even a 10 chance of rain.
Painting the french door.
Ok not really but we might as well have.
Dip the brush into the paint then use it to reach spots a paint roller.
The trick is to leave the door open while painting.
Every time i pulled the doors outside to paint it started raining.
It depends on the the door.
You apply two coats and the liquid mask dries into a clear stretchy plastic.
Use an angled brush to paint difficult spots.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.
There s actually a product you can buy called liquid mask that you paint on over the glass on your french door or on windows if you have windows to paint.
Should you paint a door with a brush or a roller.
Paint as precisely as you can in long strokes that follow the direction of the wood.
You ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
We actually started pulling the doors out instead of turning the sprinklers on for the grass.
To get the best results you should prime your french doors before painting them.
Paint the doors 1 side at a.