Lee78 3 sep 2011 1.
Painting over varnished louvre doors.
Paint with acrylic latex.
Wear an apron and or latex gloves.
Painting a louvered door can be a daunting task.
Cover areas that you do not want to get paint on.
Spread on spackling compound.
Over time varnish can become worn and sun damaged especially with front doors.
One way to fix this issue is by painting over the varnished woodwork with an acrylic or oil based paint.
The hinges can also be removed before painting the doors.
You can do it if you remember a few simple rules though.
I thought about buying new doors but when i went to the home improvement store i found that louvered doors are only primed not painted glossy white so i would still need to paint them.
It takes several cans of spray paint to paint louvered doors and the paint never goes on evenly.
The only way to fix it was to sand off all the paint and try again or if you re lazy like me just buy a new one with the right preparation the paint turned out beautifully.
Decide how to paint the doors.
For example use an old sheet or newspaper on the floor.
1 remove any accessible hardware from the doors and windows.
Painting a louvre door can be a lengthy process so it s best to set aside at least a few hours to complete the work.
Varnish is a type of sealant that is typically used on wood fixtures cabinets and doors in homes.
In all paint projects the finish is only as good as the surface preparation.
Greetings to you all i have a simple question best way to paint over varnished doors they are reasonably dark doors but mother wants them now in white once prepared is white matt emulsion or white gloss best as the top coat.
Painting over stain steps.
Prime with tinted primer.
Two methods enable varnished surfaces to accept.
Brown stained bi fold louvered doors.
Two cover the laundry area in the hallway of darkness a narrower one closes off a small pantry.
This is especially true when painting over stained and varnished trim.
When your windows and doors aren t varnished you don t need to spend quite as much time preparing them for painting.
Sand with 150 grit paper.
First of all consider painting the door essentially the same color it already is.
The hinges had been painted over before so no need to tape them.
This makes any missed spots much harder to detect.
Prime with stain killing primer.