How To Strip Paint Off French Doors

The best way to paint french doors especially if they have old glossy paint on them is to start with a coat of zinsser bin shellac based primer.

How to strip paint off french doors.

It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it. Step 1 strip the first step that should be undertaken is removing the existing varnish. Painting the french door. Paint the exterior door using an spray machine and tips 411.

Apply a chemical stripper to the surface of the door painting it on with a clean brush according to the manufacturer s directions. Before paint you need apply liquid glass protection. You apply two coats and the liquid mask dries into a clear stretchy plastic. That said i didn t use primer on this particular door.

You can make quick work of this step with the use of a varnish paint remover solvent and a sander. You then paint your door just like i did and remove the liquid mask by tracing around your panes of glass with a utility knife. The best method is to begin your application at the top of your doorframe or window frame and work your way down to the baseboards. Spread the stripper liberally over the side of the door facing up with an old paintbrush and allow it to work for about 20 minutes.

Lightly press this down all over the paint stripper trying to remove as much air as possible. Lay the door flat so you can work on one side at a time. Process for remove the paint after paint an french door. There s actually a product you can buy called liquid mask that you paint on over the glass on your french door or on windows if you have windows to paint.

Get your good old plastic wrap yes lunch wrap glad wrap or the equivalent and lay this down over the stripper extending a small way past the ends of the piece. When the paint softens and starts to bubble and peel scrape off. Be generous and put a good thick layer onto your item.