You then paint your door just like i did and remove the liquid mask by tracing around your panes of glass with a utility knife.
Painting wooden french door.
Painting a door is a race against time.
When painting a paneled door begin with the recessed panels then the horizontal rails and.
Make long strokes with the brush and clean any visible lines on the front of the door with a dry cloth.
Carefully paint a door with primer and wait for it to dry.
Use an angled brush to paint difficult spots.
Applying the paint 1.
Consider a paint additive to slow down drying and improve leveling.
Mini foam paint rollers are the perfect size for french doors.
You have to lay down the paint and smooth it out before it becomes too sticky to work with or so stiff that brush marks won t level out and disappear.
Place the door flat on the sawhorses.
Just as with the primer let each side of the door dry before turning it over to work on the other side.
Coat a paint roller with paint.
That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.
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.
Apply the primer to the top of the door working toward the bottom.
The fastest way to remove paint buildup on a wooden door is with a sharp stainless steel or carbide scraper.
There s actually a product you can buy called liquid mask that you paint on over the glass on your french door or on windows if you have windows to paint.
Paint any decorative molding first then paint the interior of the panels.
Paint as precisely as you can in long strokes that follow the direction of the wood.
You apply two coats and the liquid mask dries into a clear stretchy plastic.
To get the best results you should prime your french doors before painting them.
You ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
Begin by painting the edges with a brush.
Use sandpaper rather than a scraper on metal doors.
Start with a dust free door.
Use power sanders sparingly high speed sanding can melt paint making it even more difficult to smooth out.
Add at least two coats of paint to the door using three or more if you want to increase the color saturation.
To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins.
Paint the doors 1 side at a.
Pour some paint into a.
Painting the french door.
Wipe it down with a damp rag just before painting.
After scraping sand the wooden door to smooth the scraped edges.