Smooth out the paint working with the grain.
How to paint interior 6 panel doors.
Go back and check the face of your door for drips now before the paint cures.
Roll paint onto the edges then smooth them with the paintbrush.
Then go back with your roller and roll the flat faces around the detail.
Use a solution of trisodium phosphate tsp available at your local hardware store in warm water according to the package directions.
Allow the door to dry thoroughly after washing and before you apply paint.
Paint the primer onto the outside and inside edges of the door first using long smooth.
Do the same thing for the middle and bottom sections.
Rather than simply painting the door from top to the bottom you can get the best paint job by painting paneled doors in a certain order.
Be on the lookout for drips or puddles of paint.
3 lay the door you are working on across two sawhorses or another other type of support to keep it horizontal.
Start by painting the edges of the door with either the brush or roller.
Coat the recessed areas first and then the faces of the panels.
You need to lay down at least two topcoats to get a uniform appearance.
If the door has a vertical center stile paint this next and then blend in the brush marks from the center stile when you paint the horizontal rails.
Let your door dry 30 minutes 1 hour then follow up with a second coat of paint.
A video showing process of painting an interior door.
Be sure to roll in line with the wood grain pattern.
How to paint interior doors doors take a lot of use and abuse so when painting them choose a durable paint finish that has a semigloss or gloss sheen.
Typically there are two square panels on top two rectangular panels in the middle and bottom.
Starting with the first section paint the detailed parts of the top two panels with your 2 tapered paint brush.
Semigloss or gloss makes cleaning easier and holds up to frequent cleaning.
First paint the edges around the door top sides and bottom.
For a standard 6 panel door this is the order to go in.
How to paint a panel door.
Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels.