Painting around the House

[MG3610]

Maybe this is odd, but with many of you probably in the trades and skilled craftsmen (or just well honed do it yourselfers) I have a question on painting.

How do you EASILY paint the 6 panel masonite hollow core type interior doors? It seems that there is no simple way.

[CaptainGonzo]

Maybe this is odd, but with many of you probably in the trades and skilled craftsmen (or just well honed do it yourselfers) I have a question on painting.

How do you EASILY paint the 6 panel masonite hollow core type interior doors? It seems that there is no simple way.


Hire a painter to do it... the hardest thing you have to do is write the check! :D

[quint1officer]

pop the pins on the hinges, throw them outside on sawhorses, hit them with the ol' wagner power sprayer.

[MG3610]

I guess I should get one of those power sprayers, huh? Any suggestions? I know nothing about them.

[PattyV]

I agree with hiring a painter. Unfortunately for me my mother is forever getting me to do painting for her because i made the stupid mistake of letting her know that i am good at edging.
Thats one of the many things that i respect my dad for: he has most people convinced that he is totally useless at any type of physical work. I know for a fact that he can do stuff like painting yet he always gets away with not doing it. Next time they want a house painted im calling him out on it.

[fflynn17]

Benjamin Moore has a "Trim Paint". It levels out brush marks and roller marks. We used it,(new house, 2300 sq. ft, many doors!) putting the doors onto sawhorses. I am a firm believer in the fact that a quality paint makes all the difference.

[PFire23]

I am not a painter so I can offer no advice aside from this.......... make sure you buy paint that will wash off skin easily.

I just painted my deck this weekend and I was like Charlie Brown with an ink pen. It was on parts of my body that I had no explanation as to how it got there. :p Thank God it washed off with water!!

Next time I'm gonna hire a hot painter and while he works I'm gonna sit on my deck chair sipping a bourbon........... watching.

[LuckyThirteen]

If you don't have a power sprayer, another easy way to paint them is to again, pop them off their hinges, cut in around the panels with a brush, then roll the rest.

<---former employee of my stepfather who's been a painting contractor for over 30 years.

[E229Lt]

Use some paint conditioner like "Flotrol" which has leveling properties. Several light coats and a light sanding before the final coat.

PS. spend the $10.00 on a good brush

[LuckyThirteen]

Ditto for spending money on a good brush. With brushes, you definitely get what you pay for. Likewise, if you're gonna roll the rest, also don't go cheap on a roller. Cheap rollers fuzz like crazy and then you just may have a need for sanding.

As far as that other stuff, that's really not necessary and sanding? Unless you're staining the door, I wouldn't worry about sanding. Hit the door with a primer sealer (like BIN or Killz) then 2 coats with whatever paint you are using. That's all you need. 1-2-3 and badda-bing, you're done.