Don't Remove It! Paint Your Front Door (Beginners Guide)
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2023
- Jeremy & videographer Josh show step by step how to paint a front door without removing it. You will learn how to prep, and what pattern is best to paint a front door. Jeremy and Josh have some friendly banter talking about random topics which is all normal for a typical work day.
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Love not removing the door! That’s my style and just realistic. Thank you.
You are most welcome good sir 🫡
Ok I'm loving the commentary from the camera guy. So much fun to watch and informative.
Hahaha, yeah that’s my brother. We’re going to be doing more of these types of videos. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video! it was very helpful and funny! Love the humor about the tiny broom. Love and respect from Iowa.
Thanks for watching! I think we'll be doing more tutorials like this with my brother and I being idiots. 😁
Appreciate the Nathaniel Rateliff🤙 thanks for the great content
Thanks for noticing the music! Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats are one of my favorite bands and I was pumped that we can use their music in our videos.
Thanks for watching and for the kind words good sir 🤙
Very nice job you nailed it .
Thanks for watching!
Awesome vid guys so funny wish I found this before I painted my first 7 doors!
Hahaha, at least you’re getting some practice!
Looks great
It turned out well! Thanks for watching!
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You are welcome! Thanks for watching 😁
Great video! The previous homeowner left some dried paint on my lock set. Suggested product to apply for removing it?
I start with trying to scrape the paint off with my fingernail. If that doesn’t work I will carefully use a razor blade (emphasis on carefully). If it’s still not coming off then you can use Goof Off or a similar product to break it down then go back to you using your fingernail and a rag to remove it.
@@SuperVassarBrothers I recomend removing the lockset before painting to prevent this.. lol
Suggestions for a metal door. Currently its white, but my cats have worn through the paint right under the knob.
4 panels with a top window, and it gets hot Southern Oregon sun most all day.
Also, I'd like to give it a color...
I'd appreciate any input! I'm wanting to keep it as simple as possible, without my mans involvement 😮.
I’d suggest using Benjamin Moore Moorglo Soft-Gloss paint in whatever color you prefer. Paint it using the same technique I used in this video and you should be good to go. You will likely have to do between 2-3 coats.
Happy painting!
Thanks for the video. What kind of brush were you using?
2 1/2 inch Corona Cortez. My current favorite brush for trim and doors is the Corona Vegas in a 2 1/2 inch. It's excellent and you can usually find them at a Benjamin Moore retailer.
Any tips for dry time before reapplying weatherstripping and closing door?
Pull the weatherstripping. Paint the door (however many coats it takes). Wait 24 hours before putting the weatherstripping back. You’ll still be able to close and lock the door without the weather stripping.
Amazing video pro painter you are if this was me With no tape it would be all over the place the reason they make tape is because of me!!!! I find it takes more time to prep door then to paint it lol this is why there are pros to do the job
Hahaha! Thanks for watching!
Great video! I have small dents in my front door. Can I do bondo without taking it off the hinges?
For sure you can repair it while it’s on the hinges. We do it all the time. MH Ready patch also works pretty well.
@@SuperVassarBrothers thanks so much!! You should come to Brooklyn and do my door for your channel. 🥹 🤪
I need to sand and paint the frame as well.
Hey guys, really enjoyed your video. Did you have to sand it and prime the door before adding the final color paint? I have a red door wife wants me to change to blue now. I appreciate your advise. Raf
I would sand it but you probably don't need to prime it going from red to blue. My favorite front door paint is Benjamin Moore Moorglo Soft-Gloss. It generally does pretty well with color shifts. You'll likely be doing 2-3 coats.
Got it, thanks and I am a fan with your videos.
@@SuperVassarBrothers How long should I wait between the first coat using the BM Soft Gloss MoorGlo W096 2x? This is what the wife bought. Thanks. Doing this project after work today.
Thank you. Do i need a top coat after that ?
We usually do 2 coats of finish paint. Sometimes we do 3 if it’s needed.
Thanks for this, massive relief to know I don't have to remove the door. Our front door is very old and the paint is peeling off, I assume I'll need to strip this first, what would be the best way of doing this please and will I need to allow a couple of days for this? Also I guess I'll need to use a primer after stripping the old paint?
I'll give you my best take without seeing your door. You definitely want to remove all of the loose paint. You don't have to get all of the old paint off, but you should scrape off the peeling stuff with a spackle blade or some other type of scraper. Then sand the door down with 150 grit or 100 grit sandpaper. Try and get it as smooth as you can. Depending on what the door is made of you may need to prime it first. Then you can go over it with your finish paint. My current favorite front door paint is Moorglo Soft-Gloss from Benjamin Moore. I hope this was helpful. Good luck with your door!
@@SuperVassarBrothers thanks so much for this my man, you are a great help here! Making my life so much easier! The door is made of wood, would I still need to prime it?
Great job
Thank you kind sir 🤙
Any suggestions for fiberglass doors. Working on sanding, scrapping old paint off. had to use paint revmover as well. kicked my butt a far as getting all paint off in little crevasses.
Ugh, that is an unpleasant process. If you’re painting it then you just need to get it good enough so that your new product looks good and adheres properly. If you’re staining it, then best of luck 😬
@@SuperVassarBrothers Thanks! i'm close to finishing the prep a little more scrape and sanding should do it. i purchased the best primer i could find and ready to apply. I am painting the door black.
So if you’re painting both sides of the door different colors, what color do you use on the heel and toe?
Excellent question. If the door swings into a room (very common in a bedroom) then you would paint the front face of the door and the heel (hinge side). Then you’d paint the interior face of the door and the toe (latch side) the other color.
I have a west-facing front door that gets beat up by the sun. Do you know of any paint additive that would protect it from the sun?
I’d recommend using Benjamin Moore’s Moorglo Soft-Gloss for your front door. That’s my favorite paint for front doors and it holds up really well in direct sunlight.
What would you use for a wooden front door which is stained? Do you sand and re-stain or something else? Thanks.
You’re probably going to want to prime that front door with an exterior oil primer before you paint it. Once it’s primed I’d go with Moorglo Soft-Gloss from Benjamin Moore. That’s my current favorite front door paint.
@@SuperVassarBrothers Thanks, but what about if you just want to re stain? Should I sand and scuff it first? And is a roller or brush better?
So I am deff a sprayaholic I try to not use a brush and roller as much as possible especially when it comes to trim and doors. Is there a reason you guys done really ever spray anything ? Cause typically for a door that is all ready a shade of what I’m going to be painting I usually only have to do one good coat with the sprayer. 2 if it was a color change.
A timely question good sir. The next video that I’m releasing has to do with different finishes on doors. We’re mostly a brush and roller crew so that’s what we’re the fastest at. A lot of times (at least for us) it’s fast to brush or roll a door vs. using a sprayer and doing all of the necessary prep out
Thank you for the common sense approach. i won't have the energy to remove and put back mine. in addition to painting, i need to do some serious sanding. the builders who did the job initially, left bristles from brush embedded in the paint. there was no care at all. other parts have some rust. so it's a project....
Sanding is a good idea. I’d go with 100 or 150 grit to get those bristles out and smooth things out. Good luck!
@@SuperVassarBrothers serious girl here)) i went in with a knife. it worked out. i used the cheapo brushes though and they sometimes also leave bristles, so one has to watch carefully and remove them immediately. seeing how quick that paint dries, there is no way to even reusing the same brush for 2 coats. bummer...
For the door handles would ypu recommend replacing it or repainting it? If repainting what products would you recommend?
Most door knobs / handles are metal. I wouldn’t recommend painting them. I’d replace them or try and clean them.
I painted my front door back in September. Since, I've noticed little cluster bubbles. Any idea what I did wrong?
Hmmm, it could be an adhesion issue with the paint. Also, if your front door gets nailed with direct sunlight and gets super hot then the heat may have bubbled the paint where it didn’t have a good bond with the surface.
That’s my best guess without seeing it. The way to fix it (again this is me saying this without seeing it) would be to sand off the bubbled areas and then use a filler like HM Ready Patch or any exterior spackle / filler, let that dry, sand it smooth then paint the door again. My preferred exterior paint is Benjamin Moore Regal Select Exterior Soft-Gloss. It has good UV protection and holds up well in direct sunlight, at least in my experience.
I hope that helps. Good luck with your door!
What kind of brush do you recommend?
My current favorite trim brush is the 2 1/2 inch Corona Vegas. For walls I like a 2 1/2 inch Corona Cortez. You can get them at most Benjamin Moore retailers.
How long did it take for the paint to dry and do all 3 coats. I have a client with dogs and can't have the door open for too long.
Roughly 2 hours between coats depending on drying conditions. I can do each coat in under 15 minutes on front doors. Often under 10 minutes.
question what type of paint oil base or latex paint
Our current go-to trim paint is Emerald Urethane Trim Enamel
Not sure if this is a metal or wood door, and so does it matter? Should a metal door be sprayed only?
It’s doesn’t really matter as long as they’ve been primed from the factory. Whether you spray or brush it is a personal preference and also impacted but what you feel confident using.
What brushes would you recommend
The corona Cortez is my favorite brush for pretty much everything 3 Reasons Why This is My Favorite Paint Brush Ever
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Would this be OK for fiberglass?...
We realized our front door is fiberglass is right in the sun for most of the day. My son got some of it in him. Twice. Had no idea where it was coming from.. I realized one day where it came from when in saw my front door glistening in the sun.
I’d recommend sanding down the door with 150 grit sandpaper then going over it with Benjamin Moore’s Moorglo Softgloss. That’s my favorite paint for shutters and front doors. It holds up well in direct sunlight.
I'm currently painting my double front doors and it's the biggest pain in the butt!! giggling!!
Good luck! I hope it turns out well!
@SuperVassarBrothers thanks bunches! it will turn out ok I suppose, but not as good as a pro.
I’m prepping to do mine - double doors, stained, chipping, set in glass details. It’s gonna be a job! 😂
@@sarahrasmussen1369 Good luck with that. What color?
Is that a steel/ aluminum door?
Fiberglass
I'm assuming you're using latex paint. I have used latex to paint the exterior side of a steel door and left it open for 8 hours in the summer heat and that door will always stick to the weather stripping..Got a solution for that scenario?
I used Emerald Urethane trim enamel on this door which is a hybrid. The other paint that I use a lot of front doors is Moorglo Soft Gloss from Benjamin Moore. When I paint front door I remove the weather stripping and shut the door overnight. Then I reinstall the weather striping the next day. That way the paint won’t marry into it and pull off. It works for the products we use.
@@SuperVassarBrothers Thanks I'll try your method..
What sheen was this paint?
Semi-gloss
@@SuperVassarBrothers Thank you for the quick response! I’m going to try this method tomorrow on my door!
What about the bottom of the door? I read we should paint all 6 sides of the door. Paint the bottom to protect the door from rotting.
Well, if you leave the door hung then that’s going to be tricky. I’m not saying that it wouldn’t be beneficial, but we don’t paint the bottom and I don’t know of many crews that do.
Did i skip over the part where you cleaned and sanded and primed the door first?
I believe we scuff sanded it prior to filming. There’s no need to prime it since it was previously painted with latex
Would have been nice to see how inside the door handle was done.
Vertical strokes…very carefully
remove hardware and prime if necessary. then roll
That works too
At a bare minimum, it should have been lightly sanded with sandpaper (say 220 grit) or 000 steel wool. Wipe down and then paint.
That was a brand new factory primed door. I believe we did wipe it down prior to painting but that may have been cut from the edit. You are correct though. I generally sand doors down with 150 or 220 then have at it.
Exactly take the door hardware off only takes a minute
Removing the hardware is not the issue. Getting it back on without marring the finish can be a point of friction. We had to be able to shut the door and lock it for the client at the end of the day, so that’s how we do it. If you’re painting your own door then you can have at it
I have a burgundy door and I want to paint it blue. Do I need to prime it first? I think the door is like yours…fiberglass.
@@djmelotte8220 you asking me
That's crazy three coats for the price of that paint
I was being a bit nit-picky with the 3rd coat, but it didn’t take long. 3 coats is common with new factory primed doors.
@@SuperVassarBrothers where's your company based out of
Get a roller for the flats my guy much better than leaving brush strokes. That door probably feels textured
The client preferred a brushed finished which is common for front doors. Emerald Urethane levels out quite nicely. I do use rollers for flat panel doors that don’t have a grain pattern to them and aren’t front doors.
I was just trying to give pointers to speed up your slow process and give a better finish. No one wants brush marks anywhere buddy I’ve been painting for ten years. Actually I could do that whole door with just a roller no brush at all
Ugh I used Emerald and my opinion it sucks!
Interesting. Emerald Urethane is still our go-to trim paint. It pairs nicely with a Corona Vegas brush, but it’s not for everyone 🤷♂️
Emerald can be tricky. It flattens very well but doesn’t like to be retouched after the surface has been covered. It also looks the best when you paint as thick of a coat as possible on the surface, but not too thick and the paint begins to run. It also has a big delay time before it starts to run if it’s going to. Until you get used to it…paint a small area before moving on to the next and always go back 5 mins-10 mins-20 mins after that area was painted and check for runs. If they are very fresh and still wet, take a soft brush and feather the drip and it will settle again. In most cases, even if the paint appears wet to the touch, let it dry with the drip and you can easily sand it off after it dries and touch it back up. This paint loves to be applied, left alone and not re-rolled/brushed again until dry. Lay it on thick and it will flatten out smooth as butter. Don’t use small 1/4” and fine nap rollers. They don’t apply enough paint to most surfaces to give it enough time to flatten out before it dries. A good 3/8-1/2” microfiber lays it on thick and the results are amazing.
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Why 3 coats of paint? If you used a primer, wouldn't one coat of paint cover it?
That was a new front door which was factory primed. Covering the factory primer with a stock white often takes 3 coats.
ua-cam.com/video/2l2V_uoVlAI/v-deo.html "this is real common to to get a drip on something you've pulled out" camera man was definitely holding back here. Watching because I used a small roller and it was horribly orange peeled so I think a brush might be better.
Quite an astute observation Daniel 🤫. I also prefer a brushed finish on most front doors. If you’re concerned about that orange peel effect then make sure you sand it down with 150 or 100 grit sandpaper before you try brushing it. Otherwise that texture will show through your brushed finish.
God jou but you are using my knowledge and profession. 😊😅
indeed I am
I like the door hardware jokes in the video, but honestly don't understand why you wouldn't remove 5 screws and remove all the door hardware. You maybe saved 2 min max by taping and lost 2 min by cutting in, and it will never look as good as removing and painting. The hardware on this door looks new, but on any other door, if the owner decides to change it in a couple months, it will require a new paint job if the hardware shape is different. Do you guys cut in light and outlet switch plates too?
I believe I explained this in the video, but that was a new door with a new lock set. The homeowner won’t be changing it since she picked it out in the first place so that is not a concern. I’d challenge your time estimate on how long it would take to remove the lock set. Maybe your a lock smith and you can do it quickly with no risk of possibly scratching the new hardware, but those lock sets can be a big pain in the balls to get it back together. On this particular door it we decided to keep the lock set on. Sometimes we do remove them, but like I mentioned we had to shut the door and lock it at the end of the day. Of course we remove switch plate covers. Like I said in the video, if it’s your door or your job then you can do whatever you like. This is how we do it and it turned out great and the client was happy. Thank you for leaving this comment and confirming my prophetic joke.
@@SuperVassarBrothers That's what I'm here for, fulfilling prophecies and helping the YT algorithm. But honestly, 3 screws remove the handle and 2 remove the lock. 4 more remove the latches. A screw gun literarily takes less then 2 min to remove all. Not a locksmith, and have never scratched a lock set before. If u have the patience and care to cut in the lockset, I'm sure you qualify for removing one safely. Also, don't see why you cant reinstall it after painting.
We have a similar (but older set) and we had to remove and replace something because it wasn’t working correctly. It took HOURS to get it put back together and fully functioning in the door (this didn’t include the broken part, just getting it set right in the door and making sure everything was reconnected). It was a nightmare!
How did it dry so quickly?
Emerald urethane dries reasonably quickly depending on the conditions of the room. You can usually record within 2 hours or so