However occasionally you may be ready for an entirely new look.
Wooden front door ready to paint.
In either case set aside time perhaps a weekend to select.
The front door is the face of your home it s the first thing people will notice about your property.
The most common kinds of exterior door paint are acrylic resin or latex based and with a semi gloss finish.
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.
Decades of paint buildup can make a door rub against the jamb or door stop molding.
Almost every inch of your home requires some amount of maintenance including your front door.
Your choice of primer is just as important as your choice of paint.
Latex based exterior paint is the most flexible type and is quite popular.
Leave it to dry for four hours and apply to second coat.
The new paint will stick better and you ll get a more uniform finish.
Door painting priming tips.
Apply the paint with a synthetic brush in the direction of the grain.
Painted doors are prone to chipping over time and can require touch ups.
Give your paint a really good stir so the colour pigments are thoroughly mixed.
If your front door is bare wood you ll still be able to see the grain after two coats so will need a third one for solid colour.
Simpson door has built handcrafted solid wood doors since 1912 offering exterior and interior door choices from modern front doors to custom doors.
But priming the whole door is best.
Since your door will be exposed to rain sun wind and other elements you ll need flexible and mold resistant exterior paint.
After scraping sand the wooden door to smooth the scraped edges.
You can spot prime a door coating only patched dents or areas you sanded through to bare wood.
The fastest way to remove paint buildup on a wooden door is with a sharp stainless steel or carbide scraper.
Your first step will be to give the entire surface a thorough cleaning to remove the stubborn dirt and grime that s built up over the years.
9 lite unfinished wood prehung right hand inswing dutch back door with auralast jamb and brickmold.