Clean the door and remove any dust.
Painting french doors black.
You ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.
Crisp colours like black work best with white off white and grey including brighter more dramatic colours see below.
Clean and wipe down doors.
Roll on black enamel paint on larger surfaces.
And don t get stuck on black doors.
How to paint an interior door black.
If you have hallways with pink beige carpet your doors need to be brown not black.
Painting the french door.
You can either remove the door or tape it off which is what we did.
Here is how i painted the doors.
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.
Skip taping and paint mutins panels with an artist s brush.
Painting with the artist s brush is a bit monotonous but didn t actually take as long as i thought it would.
Either works but if you do tape it you ll eventually have to open the doors to paint the inner edges.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.
Determine if you need to prime the door first.