How to brush a door using water based paint or acrylic paint. In this video I will show the technique to use when brushing a door using water based paint or Acrylic paint. My website - how-to-paint.info
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Nice job mate I'm a painter and decorator in the UK there ain't many painters left that can brush a door they have to roll it on then lay off keep the vids coming
@@MephProduction about 7 minutes/ side 2 sides = 14 mins whole door rolling about 1 min / side 2 sides = 2 minutes washing roller 5 minutes = 7 minutes half time with roller. it gets better if doing multiple doors. not to mention on a hot or windy day using acrylic gloss to brush a door like this will be pretty much impossible unless u do it so fast somehow like a madman and juice it up a bit. would probably end up with paint everywhere u would need to go so fast though lol...
Really helpful. I'd been making a poor job of the door - only ever used old fashioned oil based gloss in the past, and water based wood paint is v different to use. Your video transformed the work a huge thank you ❤
Glad you like them! you most likely didn't have enough paint on the roller or maybe the nap of your roller sleeve was to short. Use around 15 mm nap, you should find this works better. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
Excellent tips. Speed and temperature have proven to be super important factors in my very little experience. Would you prefer if the door was lying flat or is it better to paint surfaces vertically?
If you lay the door flat you need to take if down and put it back on so in most cases its quicker to paint door on. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
Great job. Thanks for the video. Corinthians 16:14 Let all your things be done with love. I am painter I am from México but I live here in Alabama and I have been painter for 5 years and I have learned many of your videos. It is a blessing
Nicely explained. Thanks. I've been pulling my hair out trying to get a decent finish with acrylic satin on panel doors. Have tried all the tips, such as dampening the door down with a sponge, keep brush damp, use 3" quality brush, etc, but it still dries almost instantly. My flat is usually 15 degrees C without the heating off. If I put the heating on it's still only 18 C max. The problem is, even when I go fast as possible, the leading edge is dry so my sections won't blend correctly. Looks okay from the front, but looking at the door on a side view, you can see the imperfections. Wondering whether the following will help me: 1. Thinning the paint slightly with water. 2. Keeping the heating off, as central heating dries the air. 3. Somebody told me to keep the paint tin warm to help it run better.
Yes turn your heating of, its not only the heat that dries it off quicker but air flow will also do it. You can thin the paint down slightly but your problam could be not appling enough paint. A thin coat will dry quicker then a thick coat but you don't want to apply the paint too thick. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
Roll the full door layoff. Moulded door slightly damp surface to give a bit more time 2nd coat always easier as doesn't dry as quick trial and error worked for me as its tricky with the dry time get it on and leave it. I'm with you on leaving any on frame as it delays your finish.
Great video as usual, I'm thinking about switching to a water based gloss for my interior stuff, skirtings architraives and doors. I'm renovating my Victorian weatherboard with traditional doors etc. Which brands would you recommend? Cheers.
I can't say i'm a lover of water based paint for internal woodwork but it's becoming more and more common. If I was to use a water based paint for internal woodwork it would need to be a aqua enamel. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
I think it's the best thing for internals, no smell, faster drying, stays white. and indoor wood work doesn't tend to take much punishment.. i would never use WB for exterior work, doesn't like long under uk conditions lol. Trouble is the industry is changing and we have to adapt.
The best thing you can do is work in the shade and paint any critical area's in the morning, a Aussie summer it can get above 40 degrees so starting early is the only way to beat the heat. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
Is it personal preference re rolled vs brushed finish? Im going to paint a pocket door for my bathroom with Resene Water Based Enamel prior to installing it. Im thinking roll and then lay off with a brush. Im in no hurry though so I suppose I could just paint each side after doing the edges with my Legend four inch brush? Its a semi gloss white, Alabaster. That way I don't have to clean a roller sleeve.
@@howtopaintinfo Thanks, I’m a Kiwi in NZ did my Officers trg at Portsea 40 years ago. Your videos are great. I’ve ditched the roller for my 1980 x 910 pocket door. Waste too much paint cleaning. Got a Legend 4 inch brush and getting better every time I paint the door. Laying off without getting marks is the hardest. I’ve learnt the hard way not to go back into the first section after getting to the bottom of the door. It’s amazing how quickly it dries off and you can ruin what you already did.
Try using a bit more paint, it sounds like you are forcing all the paint out of the roller and leaving lines in the process.Try to lay off softly, this may also help. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
I do have a 6 inch brush but don't use it for laying of, I think normally a 3 or 4 inch is what I use. Its normally what ever brush you are cutting in with is the brush you lay off with. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
Depends, everyone is different, some like the full gloss finish of enamel and others prefer the low sheen finish of Acrylic. .Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe
The door was previously painted in acrylic paint so I washed and sanded the door. Then I touched up and any bare timber with an exterior primer then use two coats of Dulux Weathershield low sheen paint. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
Depends on how urgent you need too, the best is to let the paint dry over night or if you are painting an external door and need to lock it then you could put on while paint is still wet but it is best to let it dry. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe
Try this: Get your brush loaded, Now with a strong motion put a big X on the top half of the door applying the entire brush load onto the door. Now put smaller Xs in the spaces using the same technique. Now move to the bottom of the door using the same Technique, now very quickly spread the paint across the door once you have the pain't spread, Move to the center of the door and spread the paint side to side from the center out. This is called Laying it off, once you have layed it off smoothly now start at the bottom of the door and in one stroke go all the way up to the top of the door, move the brush over leaving a 3 centimeter overlap and one stroke from the top to the bottom then back up stroke repeating until the door is covered. This is called "Tipping" It off. This is an old method, many painters today don't know the difference between "Laying" off the door, And "Tipping" off the door. You must move rapidly, but the door will look like satin when you are done without any trace of stopping and starting points.
Laying off a door and Tipping off a door is the same thing, spreading the paint is called spreading the paint, laying off is when you finish off in one direction using the tip of the brush, hence why some call it tipping of a door. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
@@howtopaintinfo Back in the old days laying off and tipping off were 2 different things. In the last 30 years they reduced it to one term. 👍I am an old professional painter. 😉 Liked and subscribed!
I'm interested to know what undercoat you would use before applying acrylic enamel and Do you add anything to the paint like some form of extender to help aid in the application ? I won't forget to like share and subscribe 😉
Any good acrylic undercoat should be fine as long as it is for exterior use if you are painting exterior doors. I often use Dulux one step, it seems to bond well on most surfaces. I have used paint extenders before but I still think for best results in hot weather is to paint doors in morning before it gets too hot. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe, just in case you forget, lol
Water based paint on a hot day is a pain. I split the door into even more than 3 sections, say five, and work down(fast). I also think using a roller to apply and even finish, then using a 3 inch brush to lay off gives a more even finish which is quicker to apply.
I'm using water-based paint to paint my indoor window sill. It looks terrible. I've already done it once and then sanded it all off again as it looked so bad. I can change a crankshaft in a car engine but painting a window sill seems impossible to me.
This video is to show how to brush a door, spraying one door would be a waste of time with washing out spray gun after and all the masking time. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
Nice work but I think a DIY'er will struggle with that technique, the wet edge on the paint halfway down the door would have gone off by the time they got down to it after going back up to complete the right hand side...I work in 12 inch wide bands right across the top of the door from one side to the other to maintain control of the wet edge
If that works for you fine, there is no set distance you should do each time as long as you lay off with the grain and keep a wet edge. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe
Thats one thing I hate about the painting industry, too many people pretend they are painters when clearly they are not.. I hope you do a better job then they did. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe
Water based paint lasts longer on exterior doors and if they have been done previously with water based its easier to repaint with water based paint but I do agree oil based is best for interior doors. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
It's a video on how to brush a door, most likely something you have never tried as it is quicker to brush just one door than to roll it, if you included getting out roller tray and washing out roller etc. Don't forget to Like, Share and Subscribe.
