Step By Step Guide & Items Required To Paint A Panel Door
The panel door is mostly used in the inner or in the outer home areas so as to offer the classic appearance. It doesn't matter what material the door is made up of but the users need to prepare its surface before applying paint over it. The users can achieve a great look on the wooden panel doors if they apply the paint within the wood grain direction. The users can easily paint a panel door at home by gathering the below-mentioned materials and then follow the below-described steps:
Materials Required
- Cloths, Masking Tape & Stirring Sticks
- Interior Or Exterior Primer & Fine Sandpaper
- Paintbrushes And Paint
Steps
- Clean The Door: Start by cleaning the entire door surface by using the wet cloth and then let the door to get dried off completely. The users need to cover up all the hardware, door edges on the door surface by using the masking tape so as to prevent the paint from getting transferred within it.
- Apply The Primer: Then they need to mix up the primer completely by using the stirring sticks and then soak the paintbrush within the primer and then rub the paintbrush over the entire surface of the panel door. The users are advised to first apply the primer to the inner and the outer door corners by using the smooth and the long strokes respectively.
- Apply Primer To Hollow Areas: Then the users need to apply the primer to the hollow door areas and then fill up the central areas of the door panels. They need to pass to the new door areas by using the brush so as to avoid getting the brush stoles and they also need to keep on wetting the paintbrush throughout the priming process of the panel door.
- Prime Down The Door Panels: Then the users need to paint down the middle panel and to do so they need to start working from the topmost side and then they need to mix the strokes diagonally at the base and top rails. Then they need to paint down the central, top, and base rails after that, and in order to paint down the end panels, the users need to start from the top to base so as to complete the priming process. Then they need to let the door get dried off completely.
- Sand Down The Panel Door: Once the primer is dried off completely the users need to gently sand down the panel door by using the sandpaper so as to flatten any rough areas. Then they need to clean off the sanding dust by using the wet cloth and let the door get dried off completely before applying the paint.
- Apply The Paint Layer: Then, at last, the users need to mix up the paint gently by using the stirring sticks and then follow the same method for applying the paint as the users have used for applying the primer. Then they need to let the paint to get dried off completely before applying another coat of the paint.