Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Feb 26, 2011 8:49 pm We are painting ourfront door in two different colours. Outside and inside. The inside will be White and the outside will be a dark colour. Should the sides be White or the exterior colour?
If a door has already been hung, would you take it off in order to paint it or not? It is quite a heavy door and I am a bit concerned about loosening the screws by taking them out and putting back in… Also, should grooves in doors similar to the one below be sanded before applying undercoat? Or would you not bother? Does it matter if high gloss or semi-gloss paint is used? Or is only sanding after the first coat of undercoat required? If so, what should be used to sand it with? I’ve read the instructions on the manufacturer’s website (Corinthian) and this is what they say: Immediately after fitting and before hanging, the entire door including the top and bottom edges must receive two coats of undercoat and two coats of paint. Apply one coat of primer to both faces, sand lightly in the direction of the grain, apply another coat of undercoat, finish with two coats of enamel colour. http://users.tpg.com.au/digamma/homeone ... thlock.JPG Re: How to deal with a door with grooves? 2Feb 26, 2011 8:52 pm I'm sure the screws will be fine. Every new house I've seen has had the doors taken off to be painted, aswell so the door frames can be painted too. Our doors are all quite heavy as they are solid. They were taken off for painting Re: How to deal with a door with grooves? 3Feb 26, 2011 9:35 pm I painted all the doors in our old house and did not take them down. It was much easier and a lot less messy. Since these ones need to be painted for the first time though, I am thinking that every mm of the surface needs to be painted, including the cut off timber for the hinges (under them). But maybe this is always left raw Anyway, I would prepare the doors by carefully cleaning with a damp cloth first (and some shampoo, of course). They probably don't need a sand at this point, but you could use a fine grade (eg. 180 grit) plain sheet sandpaper (I use the non-clog white paper sheets from BGS, sold per piece). This is really easy, just make sure you are light handed. Just make sure you don't damage the groove edges if you want them to remain sharp-ish. Light sand rids the surface of some stubborn dirt or small imperfections. Then another really good wipe with a damp cloth and some mild detergent/shampoo. Then prime. I don't sand after primer. Just apply 2 top coats. Make sure each coat is well dried before applying another one. That should be enough, but you never know, it depends on paint type and paint colour you use. You might need 2 coats of primer or 3 top coats ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: How to deal with a door with grooves? 4Feb 27, 2011 3:21 pm Thank you both! I will take them off just in case. Re: Painting a door in two different colours 5Feb 28, 2011 5:59 pm We are painting ourfront door in two different colours. Outside and inside. The inside will be White and the outside will be a dark colour. Should the sides be White or the exterior colour? Re: Painting a door in two different colours 6Feb 28, 2011 6:03 pm Quote: We are painting ourfront door in two different colours. Outside and inside. The inside will be White and the outside will be a dark colour. Should the sides be White or the exterior colour? Blueblueblue, I did a post on this a while ago, but I'll have to go digging to find it. We have a black exterior with a white interior. The edge of the door that faces the street when opened is black, and the edge that faces inside the house when the door is opened is white. I'll see if I can find the post, otherwise I'll dig up my pics! EDIT: Found the thread that has pics of my doors on it, here: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=37632 Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: Painting a door in two different colours 7Apr 05, 2011 1:08 pm I think using a dark colour or the exterior colour will be more suitable, it will also give some definition to the interior of the door.
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