French Doors | Painting Guide

Painting French Doors can be overwhelming a first glance. With a plan of action and breaking things down we can own painting French Doors. Don't let this process intimidate you, keep moving forward, learning, and trying. You will get the results you want in no time I know it!

Pro Tip: Always carry a damp rag with you. If you happen to get paint on the glass you can always wrap the damp cloth around a butter knife or your 5 in 1 and take care of it before the paint sets up. A damp cloth is a painters best friend so don't sweat the mistakes because we all make them.

The Steps:
1)Survey the painting area and look for hazards or anything that might be in your way.
2)Sand the surface of the doors with a 120 grit sandpaper working the sandpaper in circular motions in a clockwise fashion around the perimeter of the door.
3)Get your duster brush and sweep all the dust and dirt out of all the nooks and crannies.
4)Start painting at the top left of the door starting with the inside lip that touches the glass. Work your away around the inside of this lip working clockwise around the whole door.
5)Cut around your hinges
6)Repeat this process on the other side of the door giving what you did a nice chance to set up for when you roll the face
7)Roll out the face of the door with your Whiz Roller again working your way from the top left of the door and working your way around in a clockwise motion.
8)Make sure you hit both back and front spines on the sides of the doors. Use light pressure when you are close to an edge so you don't get paint build up on the face.
9)Repeat Process for a second time doing the exact same thing you did for the first coat. Before you start your second coat lightly sand the face of your door. You will get a better finish this way.
10)Clean up glass after the paint has dried and work area.

What you will need:
-brush
-paint bucket
-whiz roller with sleeve
-Paint
-duster brush
-droppers to protect the floor
-5 in 1 or Screw Driver to get paint open
-sandpaper 120 grit
-knee protection