Painting Old Sliding Closet Doors

Place the door flat on the sawhorses.

Painting old sliding closet doors.

I knew the existing doors could look amazing with a little bit of new trim work and paint so that s what we did. Updating the old closet doors. Let s talk about updating the old closet doors and the other projects we ve finished. I then removed the circular door handles.

Instructions use the multi purpose cleaner to clean the doors and sliding track really well. The first thing we did was my hubby took down the doors for me. Cover the floor with an old sheet. Secure old wrapping paper to the border of each piece of glass with painter s tape.

We gave them a whole new look. This is what i started with. Start by sanding the surface with a random orbital sander and 150 grit paper. Tape off the outside border of the door frame with more wrapping paper.

The last step was to update our sliding closet doors. Spray a light. Wipe off the dust with a brush. Begin by painting the edges with a brush.

The goal is to remove any flaky varnish and to roughen the surface for a good primer bond. I recently painted my bedroom including painting white the stained trim around the windows. Use a fine grit sanding sponge to get into crevices. I didn t need to sand since these doors aren t wood but if you have wooden closet doors you would want to use a medium and then fine grit sandpaper to prep the surface for paint like these 3m advanced abrasives.

Don t try to sand off all the varnish. The existing doors in my old bedroom were tired. First step was to wash down the doors to remove any residue or dust. To wash down the doors i just used some basic soap and water.

Then i applied this wall covering primer to the doors. And finally if you have an old pallet lying around use the wood to create your own sliding pallet closet door. If possible mask both sides of. To remove the door wedge a flathead screwdriver or chisel in the joint between the hinge and the top of the hinge pins.

The bold pop of color here is absolutely stunning and you can re paint them whenever you d like to accent your room in a different color. Protect glass image zoom carefully mask off the glass with blue painter s tape.