1. How to Paint an Interior Door | Behr Paint

  2. Find how to paint home interior doors, including painting the door, frame, and trim with this guide from Behr Paint.

  3. how to paint a door, painting a door, door paint, doors

  4. Painting a door is easy with Behr Paint there to guide you. Our step by step, easy to follow instructions make a door painting project simple and easy to accomplish.

  5. To promote adhesion and durability of your topcoat, use a PREMIUM PLUS® primer. Not interested in applying a primer? Consider using PREMIUM PLUS ULTRA® products—innovatively developed as a paint and primer in one.

    If you are painting a door that was previously painted with a glossy paint, thoroughly scuff sand or degloss the surface for proper adhesion.

  6. Begin your painting project by pouring thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket and dipping a quality 2”–2½” wide nylon/polyester brush into the paint.

    TIP: When using more than one gallon of paint, combine the containers for better uniformity of color. This intermixing is called “boxing.”

  7. With your brush, paint the inside and outside edges of the door.

    TIP: To avoid drips, tap off the excess paint against the inside wall of the bucket.

  8. Starting with a top panel of the door, paint into the recessed area of the panel. Begin at a corner of the recess and continue around its perimeter.

    TIP: Work from the top of the door to the bottom.

  9. Continue painting the remainder of the panel until the entire panel is complete. Repeat the process of painting the panels and their recesses until all the panels are complete. Wipe away the excess paint that has overlapped onto the stiles.

    TIP: To eliminate unwanted brush strokes, lightly pass the brush over the newly painted area.

  10. When the panels are complete, paint the stiles of the door in the following order: middle, top, center, bottom, left, right.

    TIP: Reload the brush when necessary and maintain a wet edge.

  11. Starting at a top corner of the door frame, begin painting the inside of the frame.

    TIP: Work outward from the edge of the door.

  12. Continue until the frame is complete. Wipe away the excess paint that has overlapped onto the trim.

  13. Starting at a top corner of the door trim, begin painting along the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall. Continue until all side edges of the trim are complete.

    TIP: Reload the brush when necessary to maintain a wet edge.

  14. Return to the top of the door trim and begin painting the face of the trim.

  15. Continue until the door trim is complete.

  16. Color Used: Riviera Sand 320E-3

  17. How to Paint a Door

  18. Expert advice on painting your door.
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  39. To promote adhesion and durability of your topcoat, use a PREMIUM PLUS<font face='Superscript'>®</font> primer. Not interested in applying a primer? Consider using PREMIUM PLUS ULTRA<font face='Superscript'>®</font> products—innovatively developed as a paint and primer in one.<br><a onclick="window.open('/cma/Marketing/How_Tos/learn_more_ppui_int.swf','popup', 'width=825,height=360,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes'); return false;" href="/cma/Marketing/How_Tos/learn_more_ppui_int.swf" id="static_file~/cma~"><br></a>If you are painting a door that was previously painted with a glossy paint, thoroughly scuff sand or degloss the surface for proper adhesion.<br><br>
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  41. The Door
  42. Step 1
  43. Begin your painting project by pouring thoroughly mixed paint into a bucket and dipping a quality 2”–2½” wide nylon/polyester brush into the paint. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> When using more than one gallon of paint, combine the containers for better uniformity of color. This intermixing is called “boxing.”
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  47. Step 2
  48. With your brush, paint the inside and outside edges of the door. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> To avoid drips, tap off the excess paint against the inside wall of the bucket.
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  52. Step 3
  53. Starting with a top panel of the door, paint into the recessed area of the panel. Begin at a corner of the recess and continue around its perimeter. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> Work from the top of the door to the bottom.
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  57. Step 4
  58. Continue painting the remainder of the panel until the entire panel is complete. Repeat the process of painting the panels and their recesses until all the panels are complete. Wipe away the excess paint that has overlapped onto the stiles. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> To eliminate unwanted brush strokes, lightly pass the brush over the newly painted area.
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  62. Step 5
  63. When the panels are complete, paint the stiles of the door in the following order: middle, top, center, bottom, left, right.<br><br><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> Reload the brush when necessary and maintain a wet edge.<br><br>
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  67. The Door Frame
  68. Step 1
  69. Starting at a top corner of the door frame, begin painting the inside of the frame. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> Work outward from the edge of the door.
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  73. Step 2
  74. Continue until the frame is complete. Wipe away the excess paint that has overlapped onto the trim.
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  78. The Door Trim
  79. Step 1
  80. Starting at a top corner of the door trim, begin painting along the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall. Continue until all side edges of the trim are complete. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> Reload the brush when necessary to maintain a wet edge.
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  84. Step 2
  85. Return to the top of the door trim and begin painting the face of the trim.
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  89. Step 3
  90. Continue until the door trim is complete.
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