Spray Paint Door Panels

Place the door flat on the sawhorses.

Spray paint door panels.

When painting a paneled door begin with the recessed panels then the horizontal rails and. A paintbrush will give you a nice hand painted look. Allow the door to dry completely before reattaching the hardware and rehanging the door if you removed it to paint. Visit how to use a paint sprayer.

The hardest part was taping and sealing off the trim around the 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. To small and the primer or paint will exit the tip with fingers at each end of the spray fan and to big will deposit a large amount of paint on the doors surface when spraying a steel door i use a 311 or 313 spray tip with exterior acrylic and 310 fine finish or 311 with alkyd finishes.

You can use a low nap or foam roller or a paintbrush for this. For metal doors such as a steel storm door work with oil based paint to stave off the formation of rust. If your door is paneled start with the panels. Highly recommend going this route if you have a bunch of doors to paint.

I needed to start with spray painting the trim before i removed the door. Spray the trim in long even strokes keeping the tip about 12 inches from the surface you re spraying. 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. Wipe it down with a damp rag just before painting.

Spraying the doors only required pockets of 10 15 minutes at a time and freed up a lot of time to do other things. Painting a door is a race against time. Consider a paint additive to slow down drying and improve leveling. Switch to a mini roller.

I hope you guys enjoy this vid. Spray techniques for more spraying pointers. Using semigloss exterior paint and a 2 inch angled sash brush with synthetic bristles paint around the edges of the panels. Even if you use a roller you can use a brush for the final coat to achieve this look.

Start with a dust free door. In this video i show you how to paint your door panels useing dupli color vinyl and fabric flat black for the f350 shop truck. For doors overlap each successive spray pass by approximately 50.