That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.
Painting french doors black.
Determine if you need to prime the door first.
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 ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
Crisp colours like black work best with white off white and grey including brighter more dramatic colours see below.
Painting with the artist s brush is a bit monotonous but didn t actually take as long as i thought it would.
Earthy colours work best with browns and creams.
You can either remove the door or tape it off which is what we did.
Skip taping and paint mutins panels with an artist s brush.
Painting the french door.
Clean the door and remove any dust.
If you have hallways with pink beige carpet your doors need to be brown not black.
Roll on black enamel paint on larger surfaces.
Paint where you can with a wooster brush.
We got lucky and didn t need a primer.
Clean and wipe down doors.
And don t get stuck on black doors.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.