If you have ugly stained and varnished doors and trim and you d like to paint the whole works here s the best way to get a good looking result.
Painting stained wood front door.
Arched top board and batten solid wood stained glass vintage hardware.
There is a technique to painting over.
Sand with 150 grit paper.
You may wish to paint over a stained door because it has become weathered and unsightly or you may want to paint over stained wood doors to change the look of the door.
However occasionally you may be ready for an entirely new look.
If your front door is bare wood you ll still be able to see the grain after two coats so will need a third one for solid colour.
Brush on a single coat of primer with a wide paint brush covering the front and all side edges of the door primer prevents the door from absorbing moisture and helps smooth out its texture.
It needs refinishing post haste.
Painting over stain steps.
How to paint a stained door.
Prime with tinted primer.
You see those dark splotches.
Apply the paint with a synthetic brush in the direction of the grain.
That s bare graying wood.
My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded.
Once the primer has dried on the front of the door flip the door over to prime the back.
I d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware but i ve heard that you can t get good results painting over stain.
Leave it to dry for four hours and apply to second coat.
Painting stained wood requires more preparation than painting raw wood but when you devote some energy to readying the surfaces of your doors and windows paint can adhere to stained wood without.
Almost every inch of your home requires some amount of maintenance including your front door.
I am in love with it.
Prime with stain killing primer.
A well painted front door looks fantastic offers strong surface protection and value and it can be completed at a fraction of the cost of staining.
Paint with acrylic latex.
Spread on spackling compound.
To put it in more drastic terms in most cases paint will last 10 times longer and cost 90 98 less than wood refinishing.
Painted doors are prone to chipping over time and can require touch ups.
For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.
These photos were taken last summer but suffice to say.
Give your paint a really good stir so the colour pigments are thoroughly mixed.