Painting Door Threshold

GlasgowExpat2

I’m getting new carpet fitted and want to pain the door thresholds white as currently they’re varnished.
I’m going to sand the thresholds but should I also seal them before painting. If so, what’s the best product to use?

uknick

To do it correctly, you should use primer/undercoat first, but I'd just sand and then put at least a couple of white topcoat on.

Ectophile

Wood primer should do the job. Once you've stripped off the varnish, paint it with primer and then the top coats.

Make sure that the primer and top coats are compatible. I found out the hard way that using an oil based primer and then water based paint doesn't work.

victor2

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Or just use a good quality self-priming paint, having sanded it down. Something like Zinsser or Sadolin - not cheap but you save having to buy primer, and it's less work! 🙂

Albermarle

Water based paint chips more easily than oil based, so due to the location I would be thinking to use a more traditional oil/solvent based white gloss.

Lorian

If you are replacing the carpet both sides a purpose made door threshold in the colour required would be cheaper than decent paint and probably more durable. They are typically narrower.

GlasgowExpat2

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The threshold goes under the door frame so hard to remove.

WIAWSNB

As Victor says above - the simplest is to use a self-priming ('all-in-one') paint like Zinsser 'Allcoat'.

You just need to get the timber threshold clean - so a good scrub and light sand if needed. Then 2-3 coats of Zin.

Bear in mind that white will show up scuffs and marks quite easily, but water-based Zinsser - especially gloss - is pretty tough stuff.

I painted my thresholds too - matt black… 😶