Painting Wood Sliding Closet Doors

Prime with zinsser 123 or zinsser bin and topcoat with latex acrylic enamel or an alkyd paint.

Painting wood sliding closet doors.

Tskn sunset 24 usda zone 10a thanked jhmarie. For my first layer of paint i used nutmeg brown. Gently sand the door with 120 grit paper. Flat doors take well to paint rollers while doors with panels decorative insets or slats are best painted with a brush.

Protect glass image zoom carefully mask off the glass with blue painter s tape. If possible take the door off its hinges and set it on 2 sawhorses. When painting a paneled door begin with the recessed panels then the horizontal rails and. The bold pop of color here is absolutely stunning and you can re paint them whenever you d like to accent your room in a different color.

First step was to wash down the doors to remove any residue or dust. Apply a coat of primer to the wood surfaces with a paint brush and allow it to dry overnight. Apply oil base or latex paint with a paint brush. Simply paint it on let it dry for a few days rub the entire surface with chalk and then erase.

Now the surface is ready for your budding picasso s scribbles and alphabet practice sessions. For this layer and all following layers i used a chip brush to apply a thin layer of paint always following the direction of the faux grain. To wash down the doors i just used some basic soap and water. This makes painting the top and bottom of the door.

After you sand the door wash the door with a diluted. If possible mask both sides of. Do not paint the glass or silicone. Painting sequence for a sliding door step 1.

To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins. Let the paint. Begin by painting the edges with a brush. And finally if you have an old pallet lying around use the wood to create your own sliding pallet closet door.

It is a very orange y brown so it provides a good base for the undertones in real wood. Place the door flat on the sawhorses. This prepares the surface for paint making it adhere to the door better. I didn t need to sand since these doors aren t wood but if you have wooden closet doors you would want to use a medium and then fine grit sandpaper to prep the surface for paint like these 3m advanced abrasives.

It s easy with chalkboard paint which isn t limited to black anymore you ll find a wide range of bright colors.