How To Paint Doors With Full Jalousie Windows

Check out this approach to painting doors.

How to paint doors with full jalousie windows.

Rolling a flush flat door paint a flat door with a brush pad or roller with a 1 4 inch nap or foam sleeve. If the screw handle still opens and closes the windows clean the door up and use rustoleum paint for the whole door or just for the window frame. Cover the area where you will paint with newspapers or a drop cloth. When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.

The texture that rollers impart works well for walls and ceilings but isn t attractive on doors or wood trim. If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint. Its faster and looks just as good as brushing almost i still prefer a brushed door but the rolled method is gr. Lay the door on a flat horizontal work surface.

When the paint is dry use wd40 to oil the handle and each window s hinges. Painting a door typically takes three to five hours depending on the condition of the door and how fussy you are. Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting. I too suggest that you cover the glass one pane at a time with contact paper.

If you use a roller backbrush immediately with a wide brush or pad to smooth the roller stipple. But add in the drying time and it s a full day project. So if you re painting a door you can t live without like a bathroom or exterior door start first thing in the morning so it can be back in service by day s end.