Painting French Doors Without Tape

I am absolutely in love with my newly painted french doors.

Painting french doors without tape.

When it is evenly coated you are ready to paint. Mini foam paint rollers are the perfect size for french doors. Liquid mask h2o will help you breeze through french doors and multi panel windows. Having painted the interior of all of those french doors i know that either way is not fun.

An alternative easy way to paint french doors. Use up and down motions for the vertical pieces and back and forth motions for the horizontal. But there is a way for you to paint them without masking tape. Begin by prepping the door for painting.

In this video you can wa. Painting french doors and windows without having to use tape sounds like a dream right. You can save yourself a bunch of time and frustration by using the right products. Once the mask has dried read the label.

Masking liquid h2o is an acrylic modified water. The liquid mask will help you eliminate hours of taping individual window panels. I just used a 3 angled brush to apply a thick layer to all of the glass window panes which took me about 10 15 minutes per door. To get the best results you should prime your french doors before painting them.

It looks like glue at first and will start out looking white. It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it. After a few hours it dries to look like this clear film. It is amazing how paint can transform something old into something new.

Once you ve taken the door off its hinges lay it across two sawhorses or on a large flat surface. Pour some paint into a paint tray and roll the roller through it. Paint as precisely as you can in long strokes that follow the direction of the wood. Then just prime if needed and paint on whatever color you d like.

Painting the french door. You can paint the entire door or window depending on what your painting. This time around i did a little research and discovered a pretty cool product that offers an easy way to paint french doors. Dust the door off including all the panes of glass.

Take off any removable weatherstripping and apply. You ll never go wrong starting with a primer. Using a brush is possible here. Enter masking liquid h2o.

Begin right away so the paint on the door does not have time 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. You can either apply it manually with a brush and roller or you can spray it on depending whether you have a paint sprayer or not.