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Painting Doors Bernie Hunt 07-08-2008
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Posted by Bernie Hunt on July 8, 2008, 12:02 am
OK, I now have 14 doors made of raw pine that need painting. Any suggestions
on how to paint them? I have the ability to spray or brush. Should I paint
them in place or remove them. I'm thinking remove them and paint them
upright, but I await any suggestions.

Bernie



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Posted by SteveB on July 8, 2008, 8:15 am
Bernie Hunt wrote:

> OK, I now have 14 doors made of raw pine that need painting. Any
> suggestions on how to paint them? I have the ability to spray or brush.
> Should I paint them in place or remove them. I'm thinking remove them
> and paint them upright, but I await any suggestions.

You'll get the best finish if you spray them. It's most convenient to
paint them in place, but you'll get overspray everywhere. Take them down
and spray them in the garage.

* Label the doors on the top edge so you know where they go back.
* Take off all the hardware so you have no edges to worry about.
* Put some screweyes in the top and hang the doors so you can spray both
sides at the same time.
* Another trick is to put one screw in the top edge and two in the
bottom. Rest the screws on your sawhorses. You can then turn the door over
to paint the other side without touching it.
* If you paint the mortices where the hinges go, the doors will fit a
little tighter when you rehang them. This might be a good thing or a bad
thing.
* I usually line up all the doors around the garage and paint one side. I
paint the other side the next day. Use lots of drop cloths.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX

Posted by Ken on July 10, 2008, 12:32 pm
> =A0* Put some screweyes in the top and hang the doors so you can spray bo=
th
> sides at the same time.

Just a little reminder that doors have *six* sides, not two. For a
wood door it's important to finish the top and bottom edges too to
help control the migration of moisture in and out of the wood as the
humidity changes. Helps to reduce the frequency of doors warping, not
closing properly, etc.

Ken

Posted by franz fripplfrappl on July 8, 2008, 7:49 pm
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:02:27 -0400, Bernie Hunt wrote:

> OK, I now have 14 doors made of raw pine that need painting. Any
> suggestions on how to paint them? I have the ability to spray or brush.
> Should I paint them in place or remove them. I'm thinking remove them
> and paint them upright, but I await any suggestions.
>
> Bernie

Take them outdoors on a nice day and either paint or spray. Why have the
mess indoors? Removing the doors will make the work go faster and easier.



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Franz Fripplfrappl

Posted by benick on July 8, 2008, 8:24 pm

> On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:02:27 -0400, Bernie Hunt wrote:
>
>> OK, I now have 14 doors made of raw pine that need painting. Any
>> suggestions on how to paint them? I have the ability to spray or brush.
>> Should I paint them in place or remove them. I'm thinking remove them
>> and paint them upright, but I await any suggestions.
>>
>> Bernie
>
> Take them outdoors on a nice day and either paint or spray. Why have the
> mess indoors? Removing the doors will make the work go faster and easier.

Do not do them outdoors...Overspray will drift around and get on things like
your car or house or even worse your neighbors car or house , let alone all
the bugs,dust,ect you will collect on your door size pieces of
flypaper....Do as the previous poster suggested and you will be fine....
>
>
>
> --
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> =================================================
> Franz Fripplfrappl


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