Painting internal doors - how?

Newbie2saving

Hi all,

Here again to start a few threads as got a lot coming up over the next week or so.

The house I've bought has good quality internal doors so don't really want to change them, however the previous owners have glossed on gloss for 20yrs or so. Therefore the finish is terrible. I would ideally like to use satin instead of gloss so how do I go about doing this? Should a rough sanding, undercoat and top coat do?

Also should I use a brush or roller?

PS. Doors have six panels in them (not sure what type of door it is).

Thanks for any advice...

crazyguy

Take them to a dip and strip place , not sure of the cost but the doors are dipped a tank full of paint remover and then your left with original finish, was a long time ago now but paid approx £20.00 a door ?

WLM21

crazyguy wrote: »

Take them to a dip and strip place , not sure of the cost but the doors are dipped a tank full of paint remover and then your left with original finish, was a long time ago now but paid approx £20.00 a door ?

Agree 100%

Alternatively, get paint stripper (eg Nitromors) and strip the paint yourself.

Wear googles. glovers and do it outside. A scraper would be needed to remove the gunge from the mouldings, around the panels. Wire brush and wire wool needed too.

Happy painting

McKneff

If you dont want to dip and strip, remember preparation, preparation, preparation.
The more preparation and patience the better the finish.

Sand, brush, sand, brush, sand bruch, wash them down.

Start with rough sand paper, then medium, finishing with fine wet and dry, be patient.

Prime, undercoat and finish.

Newbie2saving

Not as easy as I envisaged then!!! I'm sick of painting already! Will have a look into the dip and strip places locally. I've had all the walls painted and they look great, but now the doors look awful and yellowy next to them. Thanks for the advice.

Newbie2saving

crazyguy wrote: »

Take them to a dip and strip place , not sure of the cost but the doors are dipped a tank full of paint remover and then your left with original finish, was a long time ago now but paid approx £20.00 a door ?

Ok, had a quick search and my local one is £18/door and it is a free collection and delivery service. Seems good. Now, what would I do with the doors once stripped? I think they would need painting white, would they need the undercoat and couple of coats of satin on top?

crazyguy

What colour are your walls, as if they are light walls you could just stain the doors with a fairly light shade and then not have any work to do there after !

Newbie2saving

crazyguy wrote: »

What colour are your walls, as if they are light walls you could just stain the doors with a fairly light shade and then not have any work to do there after !

They are a slight off white, dulux's endurance in Jasmine white. Floors are oak, skirting and architraving are in brilliant white satin, I suppose a light stain may work, or it may clash with floor??? Decisions!

crazyguy

Or a dark stain, if your fed up with painting then its the easiest option !

Newbie2saving

crazyguy wrote: »

Or a dark stain, if your fed up with painting then its the easiest option !

Thanks for all your input, appreciate the ideas. Unfortunately hall is really dark hence why I wanted white everywhere so thinking they will end up white in long run! Cheers.

MX5huggy

Dipping and stripping is a bit over the top in my opinion if you just want them painted white again, and sometimes doors just fall apart after the dip as the glue goes. then you might need 4 coats to get them back to white.

So I would just use a palm sander with a medium grade sandpaper and a hand sand the details, all just to provide a key to the new paint. Then 2 coats of your preferred paint.