Put plastic on the floor and wall where you plan to lean the door.
How to paint a front door with panels.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
If the door has a vertical center stile paint this next and then blend in the brush marks from the center stile when you paint the horizontal rails.
Door area a begin by using an angled brush in recessed or detail style areas.
This is important because dried brush marks may continue to show on smooth areas even after covering with a roller.
Tape or remove the doorknob hardware and tape inside the hinge notches.
Clean the door with basic household cleaner.
Smooth out the paint working with the grain.
Prevent your brush marks from touching the larger smooth areas of your door b e by using painter s tape around all detail style areas a.
Paint the first side of the door.
Add at least two coats of paint to the door using three or more if you want to increase the color saturation.
Just as with the primer let each side of the door dry before turning it over to work on the other side.
Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels.
Roll on the paint where you can.
Starting at the top working your way down by sections doing the details with a brush and the flat surfaces with a roller.
Brush on a light coat.
Bevels panels center stile rails outer stiles.