Painting wooden doors: step -by -step instructions

For those who started repairs in their home, there are always a couple of tips on how to save money and do their own. Just a great option for saving is painting wooden doors.

If we talk about saving funds during the repair, then it is important to understand what to save on so as not to regret and not pay twice in the future. If you just think to start repairs, first estimate its scale and calculate the cost of materials. If wooden doors are installed in the room, do not rush to change them to a cheaper version (even a new one), modern inexpensive constructions do not differ in strength, and there can be no talk of wear resistance and talk. Plastic doors “under a tree” or hollow structures will not last long, besides, they still do not meet all the requirements. For example, sound insulation and maintenance of heat in the room. Therefore, it is so important to think carefully and take into account all the nuances. If there is a desire, it is better to leave the old wooden door and engage in its restoration. You can do otherwise - buy a new wooden door without covering and paint it yourself. Here, there are a lot of questions that tools are needed and how to paint wooden doors.

How to paint a wooden door

In order for the door to really fit into the interior and look harmoniously, it is important to choose the right paint for wooden doors.

Options for staining a wooden door can be 2: using paint or varnish. Most often, consumers give preference to paintwork products, we will consider both options so that you have the opportunity to make your own choice taking into account the color scheme of your premises.

Material options for staining wooden doors:

1. Varnish. On sale you can find several types of varnishes: transparent with a glossy surface or colorless matte, as well as color. Regardless of this, after staining the wooden surface, the structure of the tree is not painted over. As a result of the work done, you will see everything, especially the disadvantages of wood. If you process a new wooden door that was pre -prepared, then there should be no problems. You can safely choose this type of paintwork and start work. Another thing is that if you are going to restore the old door, which steadfastly withstanding several stages of restoration, in which case it is better not to use the varnish. The second point - when choosing varnishes, you should pay attention to the composition of the coating: varnish is based on oil (alcohol) or on the basis of a solvent (nitrolak). It is just better to abandon the second option, since the varnish can ruin the tree. The ideal option is the use of polyurethane varnish. It is stable and durable.
2. Dye. A huge assortment of this type of finishing material allows you to give a wooden surface the desired shade and view. The paint is matte, glossy and translucent (emphasizes the structure of the tree). It remains only to decide on the choice of paint, taking into account some nuances: the basis of the material should be alcohol or oil. The use of nitro painting is allowed if you are not repelled by a strong smell.
3. There is another material - wax oil that gives the surface a beautiful glossy shade. After waxing, it seems that the tree has become silk. Wax -based oils can be both transparent and with a different shade, so that the user has the opportunity to combine the material, achieving the desired effect.

If you want not only to save the family budget, but also to do the work as soon as possible, opt for alkyd enamel. This type of paint is widely used at present, in addition to inexpensive cost, the alkyd enamel lies well, paint for doors without smell, strong and you will have the opportunity to choose any shade so that the doors harmoniously fit into the interior of the room.

Painting of interior doors

How to paint the door to quickly cope with the task and not to spoil the tree? This issue is worried about many people who decided to make repairs in the room on their own. The lion's share of success depends on the preparatory work, so first it is necessary to prepare the surface for painting.

For work, prepare such materials and tools:

• screwdriver or screwdriver;
• sandpaper;
• wood putty;
• a trowel or a knife for work (you can purchase a mastikhin);
• roller;
• 2 brushes (wide and narrow).

First you need to remove the door from the loops. To do this, use the screwdriver and carefully unscrew the fittings (all the bolts are best put in a paper bag so as not to lose, they will come in handy). If you do not want to remove the door from the loops, then when painting it is important to avoid the drones, and the resulting droplets of paint or varnish are immediately eliminated. This is very inconvenient and high -quality to paint the door will not work. So it is best to remove the door.

After you removed the door, it must be put on a horizontal even surface (table, stool, goat). Now it is important to remove paint from the old door (if you paint a new wooden door, then you do not follow these recommendations). Be sure to try to remove the old paint. If you apply a new layer of fresh paint to the old one, then when drying it will begin to crack.

It is best to remove the coating using a solvent (designed to remove paint). It must be applied to the entire stained surface, and then cover the doors with polyethylene and leave for several hours. It is important that windows are open during the work of this part of the work in the room.

After the paint softens, it can be removed with a manually spatula, and then clean the entire surface with a coarse -grained sandpaper or use a grinder and a grinding circle to remove the softened paint, and then polish the surface.

After the surface is processed, it is important to carefully study the doors, pay attention to dents and chips. If the tree is uneven, it is necessary to put dents and chips, and wait for the putty to dry completely. Then go once again in the places where there is a layer of putty with sandpaper to smooth the areas.

It remains quite a bit, and it will already be possible to start working with paint. An important preparatory moment is the application of the primer. It will reduce paint consumption and improve the adhesion of two materials. It is important that the primer is selected correctly. For metal surfaces, this will be one type of material, and for wooden, a special primer for wood. If you have acquired a finished wooden new door, then ideally it should already be prepared (cleaned and treated with a primer).

We start painting a wooden door:

1. When the primer dries, you can start painting the doors. The choice of paint remains for you, but acrylic or alkyd enamel or oil paint is best suited, which quickly dries, has practically no smell and holds well.
2. It is best to apply paint with a foam roller (you can take a “fur” with short villi), not a brush. You will also need a brush to paint narrow places where the roller does not get. Choose high -quality brushes with hard bristles. This is very important that the villi does not fall out when painting, as they are very difficult to extract from paint. When you buy brushes, pull the pile, it must “sit” tightly.
3. It is best to apply paint with a thin layer, between each layer you need to take a break so that the paint has time to dry. It is important not only to observe this rule, but also to polish the tree with a fine -grained skin.
4. When you clean the first layer of paint, do not forget to treat the door with alcohol to get rid of the smallest particles of dust. If there is a lot of garbage, you can turn on the vacuum cleaner.
5. Then we apply another layer of paint and check the result of the work done. If everything suits, we wait until the next layer of paint dries and proceed to the final stage of painting wooden doors.
6. You can again walk with a polishing circle with a soft sponge (not sandpaper) along the canvas. If you drip a few drops of polishes to the surface, then the paint will shine better.

That's all that must be observed when painting wooden doors. Very often we are faced with the fact that this work is dusty and many do not seek to observe all the technology, especially at home. Therefore, most often the work is only in the correct application of paint. Naturally, you should not wait for high results from such work, especially if the doors were cleaned without removing from the loops, and then a layer of paint was applied to the surface. As a result, very often in those places where a lot of material has accumulated, the paint swells and even disappears. Therefore, do not be lazy and do the work “excellent”, in compliance with the technology.

How to create an imitation effect of wood:

• we paint the door leaf with paint (beige, yellowish or gray paint is suitable);
• apply liquid soap on the door with a brush;
• paint with dark paint on top;
• the soap will be washed off by itself.

If you did everything right, then you should get a beautiful door with a natural pattern. In order not to spoil the surface, you can practice in inconspicuous areas.

Painting wooden doors varnish

If your task is not staining the door with colored paint, you can do only varnish. To do this, you will need a stain and varnish, as well as a roller, brushes and painting tape.

A few words about the choice of material:

1. Acrylic varnish has absolutely no smell, it is non -toxic, made on a water -based, quite durable. If you need to add a special hardener to enhance the strength of the coating.
2. Polyurethane -based varnish is very durable, applied to the primer, as it has a dark shade.
3. Nitrolak is a popular inexpensive material made on the basis of a solvent. It is best applied using a spray gun, very toxic, so it is not suitable for home use.
4. Alcidal varnish is waterproof, the base is dry for a long time, so when applying, you need to take care of the ventilation of the room. The varnish dries during the day. To accelerate the process of drying, experts recommend adding hardeners.

For a tree on sale you can find a lot of varnishes, but not everything can be used at home. There is a certain rule when choosing varnish - the more toxic the product is, the stronger it is.

We have already described the preparatory part of the work earlier, you need to remove the layer of paint or varnish from the old door. If you have acquired a new wooden door, then it is ready for painting.

We start work:

1. We moisturize the surface ready for staining from the spray gun so that the tree does not have time to absorb excess fluid from the stain. This is also necessary so that the layer of material goes smoothly.
2. First, we paint our door with a stain horizontally (it is best to work with a wide brush or velor roller). Work along the fibers, and then change the direction and paint the door leaf again.
3. After the stain dries, the door will be slightly lighter than during operation. If you want to get a more juicy color, then it is worth applying a few more layers of material.
4. If you did not remove the door from the loops, then you need to paint not only the door, but also the door box so that it looks harmonious.
5. Using a roller or a brush, begin to apply varnish from the top of the door on the left side of the corner. Work in one direction-on the left-right. Color the canvas to the end, then wait until the top layer dries well. For drying varnish, you may need more time than to dry the paint. It is better to immediately take into account this moment and prepare a working corner in advance, to make sure that particles of dust and garbage do not fall on the surface opened.
6. Next, after the first layer of varnish dried, we apply a layer of material again, only now we change the direction - we make frequent strokes along the fibers.
7. Again we wait for the layer to dry and apply the varnish, changing the direction of the brush - in the opposite direction.
8. After the door dries, it can be returned to its former place.

Little advice: when you paint the door leaf with varnish so as not to spoil the tool, wrap the brush and roller in a plastic bag. You can, of course, hold the tool in a jar of varnish, but for a day, while the thin layer of varnish will dry, an open jar with a paintwork can also start to deteriorate (the solvent has the ability to evaporate).

How to paint a wooden door with paint, watch this video tutorial: