How to Paint a Front Door | Ask This Old House 

In this video, This Old House paint expert Mauro Henrique helps a homeowner get their front door to pop with a little repair and a fresh coat of paint.
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Mauro Henrique travels to Oklahoma to help a homeowner paint her old front door without taking it off of the hinges.
When a homeowner wanted to give their home’s front door a makeover, paint expert Mauro Henrique knew just what to do. Rather than disturbing the 70-year-old door, he shows the homeowner how to paint it in place to give it a fresh new look that will pop against the home’s brick exterior.
Difficulty: ⅖
Time: One day
Cost: $100
Where to find it?
To protect the glass and door hardware, Mauro carefully covers the glass with sheeting [homedepot.sjv....] and adds painter’s tape [homedepot.sjv....] over the hardware. To protect the surrounding area, Mauro lays out a drop cloth [homedepot.sjv....] onto the floor.
Mauro uses a small metal putty knife [homedepot.sjv....] to fill in large cracks with wood filler [homedepot.sjv....]. After allowing the wood filler to fully dry, Mauro sands the entire door with 220 fine grit sandpaper [homedepot.sjv....]. To remove dust particles, Mauro wipes the door with tack cloth [homedepot.sjv....].
Mauro paints on the base tinted primer [homedepot.sjv....]. To paint the door, Mauro uses an exterior semi-gloss paint [homedepot.sjv....]. Mauro applies two coats of paint with Nylon 2” angled [homedepot.sjv....] and 4” [homedepot.sjv....] nylon brushes.
Special thanks to Tulsa Remote [tulsaremote.com/] and Jasmine Teer [www.smallgirls...].
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Materials:
Rosin paper [homedepot.sjv....]
Drop cloth [homedepot.sjv....]
Wood filler [homedepot.sjv....]
220 fine grit sandpaper [homedepot.sjv....]
Tack cloth [homedepot.sjv....]
Oil-based primer [homedepot.sjv....]
Oil-based exterior paint [homedepot.sjv....]
Tools:
Putty knife [homedepot.sjv....]
2 inch angled nylon paint brush [homedepot.sjv....]
4 inch nylon paint brush [homedepot.sjv....]
Paint rollers [homedepot.sjv....]
Roller sleeves [homedepot.sjv....]
Painter’s tape [homedepot.sjv....]
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