If your door is paneled start with the panels.
Best type of paint for wood doors.
Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.
For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.
If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.
When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.
Nothing else short of using metal or glass on the door will give you that high degree of shine that is commonplace in many interior design styles.
If you want to paint an entry door the same color inside and outside you don t have to buy two different kinds of paint.
For the best type of reflection on your doors you have to go with high gloss paint.
If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.
The type of primer you use also needs to match the type of paint you use latex or oil based.
Paint a section at a time.
Outdoor is an easy decision.
If you re painting an exterior outside door use exterior paint.
Inside doors can be painted with interior paint.
Just use an interior exterior combo.