Begin by painting the edges with a brush.
Panel door painting ideas.
When painting a paneled door begin with the recessed panels then the horizontal rails and.
Finally paint the vertical strips on the sides of the door.
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Then paint the horizontal strips at the top and bottom of the door.
Place the door flat on the sawhorses.
This combination can be said to be a neutral one since both colors used in it are neutral.
Start by painting the first panel 1 on the outside of the door use a small paint brush 25mm 1 inch to paint around the edges of the panel then ideally using a larger brush 50 60mm 2 2 inches paint the panel itself starting at the top first using vertical brush strokes then without reloading the brush spread the paint across the panel using horizontal strokes and finish off with light upward strokes.
Move on to paint the vertical strips between the panels.
Paint the second face.
Doing it in this order enables you to get a coat on the whole panel door in one sitting so you only have to have 2 3 painting sessions rather than 4 6 if you were doing one side at a time and waiting for it to dry in between.
The next door and trim combination has white color for the door and wooden color for the trim.