Painting wooden doors: step by step instruction

For those who have started repairs in their homes, there are always a couple of tips on how to save money and do it on their own. Just an excellent option of saving - painting of wooden doors.

If we talk about saving money during repairs, then it is important to understand what can be saved so that you do not regret it in the future and do not pay twice. If you just think of starting a repair, first evaluate its scale and calculate the cost of materials. If there are wooden doors in the room, do not rush to change them to a cheaper option( even if new), modern inexpensive structures are not strong, and they can not go on wear resistance and speech. Plastic doors "under the tree" or hollow structures do not last long, besides they still do not meet all the requirements. For example, sound insulation and heat in the room. Therefore, it is so important to think carefully and take into account all the nuances. If there is a desire, it is better to leave the old wooden door and do its restoration. You can do otherwise - buy a new wooden door without cover and paint it yourself. Here, at once, a lot of questions arise, what tools are needed and how to paint wooden doors.

How to paint the wooden door

To make the door really fit in the interior and look harmonious, it's important to choose the right paint for the wooden doors.

Options for coloring the wooden door can be 2: using paint or varnish. Most often, consumers prefer paint and varnish products, we will consider both options so that you have the opportunity to make your own choice based on the color scheme of your premises.

Material variants for painting wooden doors:

1. Varnish. On sale you can find several types of varnishes: transparent with a glossy surface or colorless matte, as well as color. Regardless of this, after the wooden surface is painted, the structure of the tree is not painted over. As a result of the work done, you will see everything, especially the shortcomings of wood. If you are processing a new wooden door that was previously prepared, then problems should not arise. You can easily choose this kind of paint and start working. Another thing - if you were going to restore the old door, which persistently withstood several stages of restoration, in this case it is better not to use the varnish. The second point - when choosing varnishes it is worth paying attention to the composition of the coating: the varnish is based on oil( alcohol) or on the basis of a solvent( nitro-lacquer).Just from the second option it's better to refuse right away, as the varnish can ruin the tree. Ideal option - the use of polyurethane lacquer. It is stable and durable.
2. Paint. A huge range of this kind of finishing material allows you to give the wooden surface the right shade and look. The paint is matte, glossy and translucent( emphasizes the structure of the tree).It remains only to decide on the choice of paint, given some of the nuances: the basis of the material should be alcohol or oil. It is permitted to use nitrocellulose if you are not repelled by a strong odor.
3. There is one more material - wax oil, which gives the surface a beautiful glossy shade. After coating with wax, it seems that the tree has become silk. Oils based on wax can be either transparent or with a different shade, so that the user had the opportunity to combine the material, achieving the desired effect.

If you want not only to save the family budget, but also to perform work in the shortest time, choose the alkyd enamel. This type of paint is widely used now, besides inexpensive cost, alkyd enamel well lays down, paint for doors without a smell, strong and you will have an opportunity to pick up any shade so that the doors harmoniously fit into the interior of the room.

Painting interior doors

How to paint the door to quickly cope with the task and not spoil the tree? This question bothers many people who decided to do the repairs themselves indoors. The lion's share of success depends on the preparatory work, so first you need to prepare the surface for painting.

For work prepare such materials and tools:

• screwdriver or screwdriver;
• sandpaper;
• putty on wood;
• trowel or knife for work( you can buy a palette knife);
• roller;
• 2 brushes( wide and narrow).

First you need to remove the door from the hinges. To do this, use a screwdriver and carefully unscrew the hardware( all the bolts are best folded into a paper bag, so as not to lose, they will still come in handy).If you do not want to remove the door from the hinges, then when painting it is important to avoid streaks, and the formed droplets of paint or varnish immediately eliminate. It is very inconvenient and the door can not be painted with high quality. So it's best to remove the door.

After you have removed the door, it must be placed on a horizontal flat surface( table, stools, goat).Now it is important to remove the paint from the old door( if you paint a new wooden door, then you do not observe these recommendations).Be sure to remove the old paint. If you apply a new layer of fresh paint to the old one, then when it dries it will begin to crack.

Remove the coating best with a solvent( designed to remove paint).It must be applied to the entire surface to be painted, and then cover the doors with polyethylene and leave for a few hours. It is important that during the execution of this part of the work in the room the windows are opened.

After the paint has softened, it can be removed with a spatula manually, and then clean the entire surface with a coarse-grained emery cloth or use a grinder and a grinding wheel to remove the softened paint and then sand the surface.

After the surface has been processed, it is important to carefully examine the doors, pay attention to the dents and chips. If the tree is uneven, it is necessary to fill in the dents and chips, and wait until the putty completely dries. Then walk again once in those places where there is a layer of putty with sandpaper to smooth the areas.

Remains quite a bit, and you can start working with paint. An important preparatory moment is primer application. It will reduce paint consumption and improve the grip of two materials. It is important that the primer is matched correctly. For metal surfaces this will be one kind of material, and for wooden surfaces - a special primer for wood. If you have purchased a ready-made wooden door, then ideally it should already be prepared( cleaned and treated with a primer).

We proceed to painting the wooden door:

1. When the primer dries, you can start painting doors. The choice of paint is yours, but the best is acrylic or alkyd enamel or oil paint, which dries quickly, practically odorless and keeps well.
2. Applying paint is best with a foam rubber roller( you can take a "fur" with short fibers), and not a brush. Brush you also need to paint the bottlenecks, where the roller does not reach. Choose quality brushes with hard bristles. It is very important that when painting does not fall villi, as they are very difficult to remove from the paint. When you buy brushes, pull the nap, it should "sit" firmly.
3. Apply the paint best in a thin layer, between each layer you need to take a break so that the paint has time to dry out. It is important not only to observe this rule, but also to polish the tree with fine-grained sandpaper.
4. When you clean the first coat of paint, do not forget to treat the door with alcohol to get rid of the tiniest dust particles. If there is a lot of debris, you can turn on the vacuum cleaner.
5. Then apply another coat of paint and check the result of the work done. If everything suits, wait until the next layer of paint dries and we proceed to the final stage of painting the wooden doors.
6. You can walk again with a polishing wheel with a soft sponge( not nazhdachkoy) on the canvas. If you drop a few drops of polish on the surface, then the paint will shine better.

That's all there is to observe when painting wooden doors. Very often we come across the fact that this work is dusty and many do not aspire to comply with all technology, especially at home. Therefore, most often the work consists only in the correct application of the paint. Naturally, from such work, one should not expect high results, especially if the doors were cleaned without removing them from their hinges, and then a layer of paint was applied to the surface. As a result, very often in places where a lot of material has accumulated, the paint swells and even disappears. Therefore, do not be lazy and do the work on "excellent", with the observance of technology.

How to create the effect of imitation wood:

• we paint the door leaf with paint( beige, yellowish or gray paint color is suitable);
• with a brush put on the door a liquid soap;
• we paint from above with a dark paint;
• soap will wash itself.

If you did everything right, then you should get a beautiful door with a natural pattern. In order not to spoil the surface, you can practice on low-visibility areas.

Painting wooden doors with varnish

If your task is not to paint the door with colored paint, you can do only with varnish. To do this you will need a stain and a varnish, as well as a roller, brushes and paint tape.

A few words about the choice of material:

1. Acrylic lacquer absolutely odorless, it is non-toxic, water-based, durable enough. If necessary, you can add a special hardener to strengthen the strength of the coating.
2. Lacquer on a polyurethane base is very strong, applied to the primer, as it has a darker shade.
3. Nitrolac is a popular inexpensive material made on the basis of a solvent. It is best applied with a spray gun, very toxic, so for home use is not suitable.
4. Alkyd varnish is water resistant, dries for a long time, the substrate is a solvent, so when applying, care should be taken to ventilate the room. The varnish dries within 24 hours. To accelerate the drying process, experts recommend adding hardeners.

For wood on sale, you can find many varnishes, but not everything can be used at home. There is some rule when choosing a varnish - the more toxic the product, the stronger it is.

We already described the preparatory part of the work earlier, you need to remove a layer of paint or varnish from the old door. If you have purchased a new wooden door, it is ready for painting.

We proceed to work:

1. Ready to paint the surface, we moisten it from the spray gun, so that the tree does not have time to absorb excess liquid from the stain. This is also necessary in order for the layer of material to lie flat.
2. We first paint horizontally our door with stain( it is best to work with a wide brush or a velor roller).Work along the fibers, and then change direction and paint again the door leaf.
3. After drying the stain, the door will be slightly lighter than during operation. If you want to get a more juicy color, then it is worthwhile to apply a few more layers of material.
4. If you have not removed the door from the hinges, then you need to paint at the same time not only the door, but also the door frame, so that it looks harmonious.
5. Using a roller or brush, start applying the varnish from the top of the door to the left of the corner. Work in one direction - from left to right. Paint the canvas to the end, then wait until the top layer dries well. It may take longer to dry the varnish than to dry the paint. It is better to immediately take this moment into account and prepare the working area in advance, make sure that particles of dust and debris do not get on the surface uncovered by the varnish.
6. Further, after the first layer of varnish has dried, we again apply a layer of material, only now we change direction - we make frequent smears along the fibers.
7. Again we wait, when the layers dry up and we put the varnish, changing the direction of the brush - in the opposite direction.
8. After the door dries, it can be returned to its original position.

A little advice: when you paint the door leaf with varnish, so as not to damage the instrument, wrap the brush and roller in a plastic bag. You can, of course, keep the instrument in a jar of varnish, but within a day, until a thin layer of varnish dries, an open can with varnish and paint can also begin to deteriorate( the solvent has the property of evaporating).

How to paint a wooden door with paint, see this video tutorial: