How To Paint A Front Door On Hinges

Front door hardware not so much.

How to paint a front door on hinges.

This will get rid of any dust dirt or bugs that are stuck. More interior door painting tips. How to paint exterior door handle. Remove your door hardware.

If your door has windows mask off the edges of the glass. Give a light sanding to the entire door to give the paint a rough surface to grip. Depending on the condition of any old. If you have the patience space and materials go ahead and take your door off the hinges and lay it flat on sawhorse legs.

I think it took me a couple hours at most. You can paint it on the hinges be sure to cover them in painters tape but laying it flat will help prevents drips and runs. Wipe down the door to remove all the girt and grime. You can also tape the hardware but for a truly professional job go ahead and take those off too.

Make long strokes with the brush and clean any visible lines on the front of the door with a dry cloth. Pick out the front door color tape hardware hinges and any glass inserts. Guys if you have thought about doing this go for it. Simply remove the taped part when you re done ideally when the paint is still wet so that the line comes off clean if you wait until it s dry it might take off some paint from the door.

Instructions clean and prep the door. Clean your front door by washing it down with a wet rag. Paint over the area and you won t have to worry as much about getting paint on the hinges. And my kids loved it because i let them watch a show while i did it which they rarely get to do.

It really is not a bad process at all. Add at least two coats of paint to the door using three or more if you want to increase the color saturation.