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Posted by on February 28, 2007, 2:37 pm
I want to paint my doors and to replace the hinges, but it is not
clear what order to do it in. If I paint first, I might muck the door
up when the it off the hinges. Otherwise, I'll have a lot of taping to
do. Any suggestions?
Thank you!
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on February 28, 2007, 2:43 pm
>I want to paint my doors and to replace the hinges, but it is not
> clear what order to do it in. If I paint first, I might muck the door
> up when the it off the hinges. Otherwise, I'll have a lot of taping to
> do. Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you!
>
What do you mean by muck the door up? You lay it on a table or saw horses,
remove all the hardware, and paint the side facing up and the edges. You
wait for the paint to dry (twice as long as whatever lies are on the paint
can). You flip it over, and paint side #2.
Never paint doors or door jambs with the hardware in place. There's nothing
more amateurish and sloppy looking than painted door hardware.
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Posted by on February 28, 2007, 2:46 pm
Thanks.
I door have a table or saw horses, so I was thinking of painting the
door while it is hanging with old hardware, the take it off and change
the hardware. Is that a bad idea? (I agree about the painted hardware.)
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on February 28, 2007, 2:58 pm
> Thanks.
>
> I door have a table or saw horses, so I was thinking of painting the
> door while it is hanging with old hardware, the take it off and change
> the hardware. Is that a bad idea? (I agree about the painted hardware.)
>
You'll get MUCH better results if you lay the door flat, especially if it's
a door that sees lots of traffic, like an exterior door. I did my front
(exterior) door that way using some high quality oil-based paint (Devoe)
many years ago. It dried with a glass-like finish, and it still looks that
way.
The trick to making it last is letting it dry thoroughly, which, in my book
means "when the smell is gone". Reinstalling doors requires lots of
handling. If the paint's not REALLY dry, you'll end up with fingerprints.
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Posted by on February 28, 2007, 3:01 pm
Thanks again. Good point. Well what about painting while the door is
haning and changing the hardware a week later? That will resolve the
fingerprint issue.
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