How To Paint A Front Door

After that I got busy scraping away.

Truthfully, not as much paint and sealer came off as I had anticipated. Still, I spent over an hour scraping away at every corner of the door, using paper towels and toothpicks, yes friends, toothpicks, to get in the corners and crannies. It wasn’t the highlight of my day by any means.

Once I got as much of the stripper and debris off as possible, I sanded it with a mouse sander and medium grit sand paper. After that I again, wiped the whole door down.

Once I vacuumed the door, you also read that right, I used the toothpicks again to clean out the corners, and then I scrubbed the entire door down with hot water and dawn dish soap.

After I was done scrubbing, I hosed it off with a high power water stream.

From their I took a dry rag and wiped down the door as much as possible. After that I left to air dry for another hour and then began painting.

I put one coat on it, let it sit for an hour, and then placed a second coat on. It only took two. I let it sit for 24 hours and then sprayed it with Valspar Project Perfect Top Coat in low sheen satin. I did two layers and it used up the whole can.

And yes, I’m well aware we’re missing the door handleset. While I was painting around it Travis looked at the handle and said, “That thing is old and worn out, let’s get a new one!” I ordered one and am excited for it to come in a few days and then the door will be complete!