High gloss is easy to clean but accentuates every little flaw so your prep and paint job need to be perfect.
High gloss paint front door.
Step 4 with a spray gun or a well loaded 1 inch or 2 inch synthetic paintbrush apply your chosen high gloss paint from top to bottom.
Note that farrow ball s is water based.
You know we painted our front door a new color back when we painted our brick house white in october and i even mentioned back in that post that i used a new ish specialty paint that s made for front doors.
How to paint a door with gloss enamel by painting the door in sections will help you to produce a paint finish that is smooth and evenly coated.
Many of you may have asked the question.
Cosby recommends farrow ball s exterior wood primer undercoat.
Preparation before burning off the paint with read more.
Apparently the joiner who fitted the furniture said the paintwork was like glass.
With 16 hours and 6 coats invested in it no wonder.
The brief was to gloss paint the front door so it was the shiniest in the village and that is what they got.
Step 3 coat your door in a primer for a foundation to make your glossy paint job pop.
Posted january 1 2016 filed under tips and advice.
Last updated on april 23 2020.
Satin and semigloss are good compromise choices.
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.