Brush on a light coat.
Painting pine doors.
If your home was built before 1979 check the paint for lead before you scrape or sand.
When painting edges some paint inevitably slops onto the faces of the door.
Many people have success painting doors using just a brush but i like to use a combination of a brush and a small roller because it gets the job done faster and results in a much smoother finish.
If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.
If you don t seal pine with a primer the first coat of paint will be blotchy because pine absorbs paint and other finishes very unevenly.
Roll on a second coat of primer.
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This time to stop the bleeding i have drilled holes in the knots then sealed them with knot sealer b i n paint sealer i then fill the holes with wood filler sand down then paint all the door with the b i n paint then undercoat gloss.
There is a technique to painting over.
Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.
If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.
It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted.
Paint a raised panel door with a brush and paint with the natural grain of the wood.
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How to paint a stained door.
When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.
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.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
Painting around the panels is time consuming making it difficult to keep a wet edge.
After painting the door itself paint the doorjamb and casing beginning at the doorstop and working out.
The next step is to basically paint the rest of the door.
Great tips for painting doors.
Let it dry overnight sand again with 220 grit sandpaper then use a new foam roller to apply the paint.
Moreover the water in the paint will raise the grain.
I have 5 doors with knots showing through the paint although i used a knot sealer the 1st time.
You may wish to paint over a stained door because it has become weathered and unsightly or you may want to paint over stained wood doors to change the look of the door.
Note that it is perfectly ok to use your roller across.