Painting Doors With Window Panes

Toronto painters uses a masking liquid which greatly helps out doing the tedious process of painting multiple window pane doors sometimes as many as 12 small panes.

Painting doors with window panes.

The hard part comes when you have to scrape off the dried paint from the glass. So i was overjoyed when frogtape wanted to partner with me on this project. Allow the window to dry completely. I would do the inside first as it will be less visible.

Use a mini roller and get good results with microfiber mohair and foam sleeves. Run warm water into a bucket and add some general purpose cleanser. Wipe it down with a damp rag just before painting. You apply two coats and the liquid mask dries into a clear stretchy plastic.

You then paint your door just like i did and remove the liquid mask by tracing around your panes of glass with a utility knife. It s easy to paint the narrow wood muntins between window panes. Painting neatly is always a challenge especially when painting around glass such as window frames or glass paneled cabinet doors. How to paint divided pane windows.

Do the outside then a second coat on the inside and out. Don t use cheap roller sleeves or you ll get fibers in the finish. Paint all four edges of the door first. Pay special attention to the surfaces of the stiles that face upward.

However don t press the knife tip right up against the muntin. Here s how the pros do it. Painting windows and french doors that have many panes of glass are extremely difficult to paint. Painting the panels on a door with a window can add architectural interest to the door.

I m getting an ulcer just thinking about trying to hand paint those without the help of painters tape. Wet a rag in the cleaning solution and wipe all parts of the window clean. Some exterior doors have a single window positioned at eye level with one or more panels below. It is tough to get into these areas with a brush not hitting the window.

There s actually a product you can buy called liquid mask that you paint on over the glass on your french door or on windows if you have windows to paint. Mix the black paint pour into a small bucket easier than painting from the can and paint. Purdy clearcut glide for a brush. While you could apply masking tape around the edges of the glass tape can be hard to position properly and remove.

Start with a dust free door. Brought to you by. A better solution is to line the edges of the glass with strips of ordinary printer paper. So i m fairly confident about my cutting in skills but all of these window panes on both french doors and the exterior door would just be tooooooo much.