If you don t seal pine with a primer the first coat of paint will be blotchy because pine absorbs paint and other finishes very unevenly.
Painting over pine doors.
I d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware but i ve heard that you can t get good results painting over stain.
Treat knots before painting.
When painting wood doors make sure all six sides of your door are covered to protect it from rotting cracking and expansion.
If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.
You are using benjamin moore advance paint over a previously painted door this paint can be used over either latex or oil based paint and is awesome for not leaving roller or brush marks so it s my go to paint for trim and doors.
So if you re painting a door you can t live without like a bathroom or exterior door start first thing in the morning so it can be back in service by day s end.
But add in the drying time and it s a full day project.
Take an old rag and cover the knots with a half linseed oil turpentine solution and then.
Therefore you should treat any knots in the radiata pine before applying paint.
How to paint over previously stained varnished trim.
Hello i m painting over a previously painted pine dresser but i believe what s on there already is acrylic eggshell not oil.
You may wish to paint over a stained door because it has become weathered and unsightly or you may want to paint over stained wood doors to change the look of the door.
Knots in any type of pinewood can absorb too much surface paint over time and cause the wood to darken in the area where the knot is located.
How to paint a stained door.
In all paint projects the finish is only as good as the surface preparation.
This is especially true when painting over stained and.
There is a technique to painting over.
Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.
Painting a door typically takes three to five hours depending on the condition of the door and how fussy you are.
I ve got little greene intelligent eggsell for the topcoat and zinsser bin aerosol to treat the knots.
If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.
Moreover the water in the paint will raise the grain.