Painting Exterior Wood Door Frame
You are going to want to sand the door frame before you apply any paint or primer.
Painting exterior wood door frame. The only difference is that when youre painting outdoor windows and doors you should overlap the glass by a few millimeters. If the existing paintwork is in good condition there is no need to prime or undercoat the door. This can be achieved by using an electric hot-air gun by chemical paint-stripping or by sanding.
Ad Choose from wide range of paints and colours. Thoroughly wash and scrub using Resene Paint Prep and Housewash a Scotchbrite pad is ideal. Then use a paintbrush to paint the frame with a latex-based paint.
If youre using putty this can lead to cracks. Starting at a top corner of the door trim begin painting along the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall. Getting an outdoor wood surface ready for a fresh coat of paint isnt difficult but it does require a little prep work to ensure that the new paint has a smooth stable surface to cling to.
First step before painting exterior is to clean it. Wipe the door down with white spirit and a cloth including the edges and clean dust from keyholes to ensure debris is not collected onto the paintbrush. Sand the filler level with the surface.
Reload the brush when necessary and maintain a wet edge. Tried this approach on a south facing window rubbed down sill and treated with Dulux basecoat recomended preservative primer two coats within 1 hour next day gave it a coat of the Dulux filling in all the cracks but a thin coat covered well next day smoothed Plastic wood into the dips and valleys and 2 hours later rubbed down with 600 grade wet and dry then washed the whole frame and sill. Exible filler for timber.
After years of wear and weather the wood will probably be rough. Once the wood putty has dried you should sand the putty down. The wood will need to be completely dry before you do anything to it.