Open the door and use a chair or something sturdy securing it from behind to prevent it from moving swinging while you paint.
Chalk paint front door.
Given that we live in the english seaside hastings i will seal it once the paint is dry.
Another big bonus if your diy budget is low like mine painting your door in chalk paint won t set you back much.
I used a brush but it s all about personal preference.
Chalk paint cures and is very durable.
In my experience the paint dries quite quickly.
I have painted my front door dark grey and through the miracles of youtube and elbow grease i have restored the brass door furniture from black to its original brass i have a tin of charcoal chalk paint not ascp and i am going to give it a go.
I painted the interior of my front door with only 8 ounces of chalk paint.
So i figure a protected porch should.
Lay a drop cloth under the door.
Cover anything with the painter s tape that you think you will have trouble painting around cleanly and remove weather stripping from jam if possible.
Look kids and dogs don t get along with a white front door.
You can read more details about the process in any of my posts about chalk paint.
This is the fun part.
I realized this quickly after we had a chalk paint spill outside of my old shop.
Also the paint is water based making for a quick cleanup.
For the metal door you need to prime first.
Sure it would be awesome if the entire family agreed on cleanliness but with our backyards being woods and being outside when we can it s tough to keep it clean.
Two coats of chalk paint a light sanding finish it up with a thin coat of wax.
The door is solid wood and was perfect before i did this.
Plus the paint is made in the u s a.
With the lid of front door paint.
I used a technique on my front door about 20 years ago that was a crackling paint.
If any paint does get on the trim of the door accidentally or some seeps through magic erasers work great when removing this devine color chalk paint if that becomes necessary.
I ve actually been happy with it but i m ready for a change and want to get rid of the dated color also.
The chalk paint went right onto the melamine.
Welcome to our old boring front door.
This is a little tutorial on how i painted the front door with chalk paint.
Check out my post diy.
The chalkboard paint can be applied with a roller or a brush.
That splatter of old white endured even after we attempted to power wash it off.