Painting Primed Exterior Doors

If your door is paneled start with the panels.

Painting primed exterior doors.

Quality exterior doors should be long lasting and offer insulation from both heat and cold and from noise as you seek a peaceful sanctuary in your home. Some products nowadays contain both paint and primer in one. Use a narrow brush to paint inside contours and corners first applying a smooth even coat. Start by applying the primer.

Next it s finally time to paint. A paintbrush will give you a nice hand painted look. Before you can paint an exterior door you need to clean it sand it and prime it and this requires some tools. White double primed and ready for your first coat of paint these are available in styles to match any home office apartment or commercial installation.

For this project you ll need paint and primer if you re not using a pre primed metal clad door. When the primer is dry use a paintbrush to go over any trim work or details on the door. Cover the door completely. Select door paint for one primed exterior door you ll need at least one quart of paint.

Paint the door with an oil based primer. I would just sand the door well with a new fine or medium grit sanding block before painting. Use a wider brush or a small paint roller to paint the primer. You can use a roller for this application.

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 premium. Composed of high quality woods throughout the sturdy composite wood and integral construction making them strong and substantial. Choose a high quality 100 percent acrylic exterior paint in satin or better sheen. You can use a low nap or foam roller or a paintbrush for this.

Be certain the label states the pail contains exterior paint not interior paint. Fortunately today most newly installed steel entry doors come pre primed meaning a coat of primer was applied at the factory and the door is ready to paint. Using semigloss exterior paint and a 2 inch angled sash brush with synthetic bristles paint around the edges of the panels. Switch to a mini roller.

You can paint the plastic trim around the window and the door with the same paint. Solid core primed front doors are the perfect choice if you plan on painting your door. Double primed in the highest quality white primer they re smooth finished and ready for your exterior paint. Be careful that you do not sand so hard that you remove the primer and expose bare metal.