How can I save the doors?

renfirsttimebuy

Hi all, to keep cost down I will not be replacing internal doors. At the moment doors have what looks like white gloss paint on them. Some parts chipped. What do I do to restore them and make them lovely again? Thank you in advance! 

Boa21

In my very non professional opinion, those don't look too bad. Nothing a good rubbing down and re-painting wouldn't sort out.
Mrs Boa is the family expert, she swears by oil based acrylic paint for woodwork. Albany acrylic eggshell from Brewers, not the cheapest but excellent results.

Ordinary gloss tends to yellow over time

renfirsttimebuy

The old paint job is not good- not smooth some places I can see drips. Should I sand it? Get rid of paint first? 

Boa21

renfirsttimebuy said:

The old paint job is not good- not smooth some places I can see drips. Should I sand it? Get rid of paint first? 

Absolutely, that was what I meant by a 'good rubbing down', not very clear granted!

Preparation is the key to success with painting

Silvertabby

80% preparation plus 20% painting = a job well done.

renfirsttimebuy

I'm planning to paint one side to match bathroom and the other a different side to match corridor landing (Thought it would look odd if I have an odd colour door) 

What are your thoughts on that? 

Thanks 

TELLIT01

renfirsttimebuy said:

I'm planning to paint one side to match bathroom and the other a different side to match corridor landing (Thought it would look odd if I have an odd colour door) 

What are your thoughts on that? 

Thanks 

That's what most people would do, unless all doors are painted white. 

renfirsttimebuy

Stupid question to ask but it's a real on- how do I know what type of wood the door is? It's a typical door I've seen in many houses.

Mutton_Geoff

I'd take it off the hinges to paint. You'll know if it's solid wood or composite then. My guess it's composite with veneer (don't sand too hard, you'll lose the grain effect).

The finish will be better painting it flat rather than vertical. Personally, I prefer white for all doors, skirting and architrave where possible.

You could also replace or clean the hinges before it goes back on. One of my pet hates is painted over hinges.

renfirsttimebuy

I like the idea will it be hard job taking it off hinges.....I think that would be good idea. 

Norman_Castle

renfirsttimebuy said:

Stupid question to ask but it's a real on- how do I know what type of wood the door is? It's a typical door I've seen in many houses.

Its mdf, from the mdf tree.