Painting Sliding Closet Doors

This is what i started with.

Painting sliding closet doors.

Then i applied this wall covering primer to the doors. First paint the door with a base color of your choosing. Spray a light. Then use a 4 or 6 inch paint roller to roll a layer of chalkboard paint on all in one direction such as vertical.

Instructions use the multi purpose cleaner to clean the doors and sliding track really well. Using a glossy paint makes it easier to clean the doors. After the first coat is dry roll another coat of paint on in the other direction which would be horizontal if you went vertical first. Secure old wrapping paper to the border of each piece of glass with painter s tape.

The method you use for painting depends on the style of door. To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins. Begin by painting the edges with a brush. Gently sand the door with 120 grit paper.

This makes painting the top and bottom of the door. I then removed the circular door handles. I recently painted my bedroom including painting white the stained trim around the windows. Painting sequence for a sliding door step 1.

The first thing we did was my hubby took down the doors for me. The last step was to update our sliding closet doors. This project works best on single door closets or folding doors but avoid using this idea on sliding doors. Cover the floor with an old sheet.

This prepares the surface for paint making it adhere to the door better. Flat doors take well to paint rollers while doors with panels decorative insets or slats are best painted with a brush. Don t forget to paint the edges of the doors. First step was to wash down the doors to remove any residue or dust.

Tape off the outside border of the door frame with more wrapping paper. After you sand the door wash the door with a diluted. Place the door flat on the sawhorses. Painting sliding glass doors aluminum is the same thing just tape off all the surrounding glass and put painter s film or painter s paper to mask off the sliding glass door frame.

Give your closet doors some dimensional interest with little more than paint and canvas stretchers or frames. If possible take the door off its hinges and set it on 2 sawhorses. Protect glass image zoom carefully mask off the glass with blue painter s tape. We gave them a whole new look.