Repainting damaged front door

jonny2510

I need to repaint our front door (currently white, want to repaint white).

There is some damage on the frame (approx 60mm * 25 mm) where the paint has completely come away, and the wood beneath is exposed and starting to rot/flake off

I'm trying to make a plan to resolve this before it gets worse, and was hoping for comments/advice from those who know about such things. My current plan is:

1)Sand the door down
-what sandpaper to use? (course, medium or fine)
-how much to sand? (just enough to take the shine off the gloss door?, or more?)

2)Carefully, remove rotting/flaking wood (assuming there isn't too much), and fill with wood filler.

3)Paint door and frame with an undercoat (and leave to dry)

4)Paint with white exterior gloss again (1 or 2 coats).

Can anyone offer any advice, comments, or let me know if I'm wrong anywhere with my plan?

theGrinch

medium grit, scuff it so shine is off but no deeper.

I usually put undercoat on then wood fill and leave for a couple of days, sand then a second coat of undercoat before top coat.. I sand after every coat.

Leif

Two part filler dries quick, and you can then use an electric sander to get a perfect finish. Otherwise what theGrinch said.

Note that the door might make contact with the frame when closed. If the paint has not cured, then it might stick to the frame. It can take a week or so to cure.

jonny2510

Thanks for the replies.

Do I need to apply primer to the bare wood (before the undercoat and then filler)?

Also, when you mention the second coat of undercoat, is that for the whole door/frame, or just the filled bit?