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The Neatest Way to Paint Doors

You will find many differing kinds of door and you can find many methods used for constructing them. In this article I would like #to cover# just a few of the leading ones, but keep in mind that, the method I use for painting doors just about covers the lot with maybe one or two exceptions. You may somewhat be thinking that painting a door is quite simple, but We have seen some disastrous results from those that thought just that.

Doors and windows are manufactured using the lengths of timber with grain patterns that inevitably run in several directions. To accomplish a good, professional-looking finish, free from brush marks, you need #to paint# them in the sequence that takes account of this grain. Think ahead when painting windows using oil-based paints, as they may take longer to dry than you assume. Or use water-based paint, which dries more rapidly and releases much less odour and fumes.

Painting doors
If you are painting a new wooden door you will have #to apply# knotting solution to any knots #in the# wood to avoid resin seeping through the new paint. If you are painting a stripped door this will not be necessary since the surface will already be sealed. However, the door will need to be primed and under-coated.

Before starting, take off the door handles and wedge the door open. Keep the handle in your pocket just in case the door is accidentally closed by some one. Remove any dust using a soft brush and wipe the surface with a tack cloth.

Panel door:
Start with all the panels and the mouldings that surround them.
Next paint the muntin or centre vertical. Then paint the cross rails, starting with the top rail and work down.
Paint the stiles or outer verticals and finish by painting the 3 exposed door edges.
If you are painting the door another colour on each side, the hinged edge should be #the colour# of the closing face, and the the colour of the opening face.

Glass door:
Use masking tape or a paint shield to safeguard the glass in a glazed door.
First paint the mouldings around the glass using a cutting in brush.
Next paint the cross rails, starting with the top rail and working down.
Then paint the stiles and eventually all three exposed door edges.

Flush door:
Divide the door into eight imaginary sections.
Start at the top left and work down from left to right.
Blend each area into the next while the paint is wet, finishing with vertical strokes in line with your grain.
Paint the door edges last.
By : Susan Portsmouth    Five stars rating
Submitted 2010-10-25 09:59:45

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Believe me #when I# say that I understand how hard it can be to carry out these tasks that I have written about #in this# article. I’ve carried out #these tips# #to many# painting projects over the years but at the beginning #when I# first started out #in the# painting trade #there was# a great deal to learn. For my training I went to a firm called - painter london - They taught me everything that I do know these days.

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