Spray Paint Door Panels

Begin by applying paint to the inside of the top panels.

Spray paint door panels.

A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper. However occasionally you may be ready for an entirely new look. To do this you ll need to connect each pair of doors at their top edge using free stir sticks from the paint store or any piece of scrap wood that s long enough. Spray techniques for more spraying.

Brush on a light coat. If your project involves painting the room s interior walls it is recommended to paint trim first. In this video i show you how to paint your door panels useing dupli color vinyl and fabric flat black for the f350 shop truck. I painted the baseboards door trim and all 7 doors doors the same semi gloss bright white from valspar signature.

Setting up doors for spray painting. To get a nice flat professional finish your doors need to be cleaned and degreased this is especially important with wooden doors as they are a natural product over time the wood can absorb cooking grease and fats into the grain so. When painting edges some paint inevitably slops onto the faces of the door. It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted.

Your doors need to be properly prepared for spray painting it isn t just a case of slapping a quick coat of paint on. Cover hinges with painter s tape if you want to keep them free of paint. I hope you guys enjoy this vid. I needed to start with spray painting the trim before i removed the door.

Spray the trim in long even strokes keeping the tip about 12 inches from the surface you re spraying. In either case set aside time perhaps a weekend to select a color purchase supplies and complete the task. Visit how to use a paint sprayer. While i brushed on the paint for the trim this time around we decided to try spraying all the doors with a paint sprayer we re long time fans of the wagner flexio 590 instead of hand painting them.

For doors overlap each successive spray pass by approximately 50. Painted doors are prone to chipping over time and can require touch ups. The hardest part was taping and sealing off the trim around the door. Paint all four edges of the door first.

I opted to remove the door just easier to paint that way and opted to spray paint since my door has a lot of raised panels to paint around.