Painting the hall doors?

[Paul in NZ]

Dang nab it... Theres like 14 freakin doors...

So whats the best way to paint them? Take em all off and spray them in the garage? (or outside if its nice). If so - use what?

This?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/building-renovation/tools/power-tools/other/auction-656900508.htm

Advice please... Need to get this done, summers coming and I want to go riding

[Kickaha]

So whats the best way to paint them?

Paying someone else to do it works fairly well for me

[AllanB]

Mixed success with the Wanger guns.

[Akzle]

having just sprayed an entire 2 storey 200 odd square house, i can safely say, fuck that.

according to bunnings hos, the wagners get returned often. an ozito for twice the price (still chine$e shit afaik) (~500) managed to chuck some 60 litres on everything in about 6-8 hours.
the masking took some 4 days.

the machine itself did the trick, felt solid, no silly noises, no hoses falling off etc. (managed to kill an ozito orbital - shat the bearings with a mere 200 square house.) it surged a lot when the pressure was on "roller" setting, but didn't use any less paint than on "low spray"

TBH, i'd have been happier using my airgun. the paint (ppg) was bouncy as shit and went on heavy (but nice) the british paints (wet area) went on a lot nicer, which will be closer to what you would have on a door. (semi-gloss/ hard wearing) so if you do get an airless (of any variety) go with british paints.

but if you have an airgun in the garage, get happy with that. if you can put a good finish on with it, there's no advantage to getting an airless.


PLUS, that looks like a siphon feed airless, so your paint volume is only 1lt/time, probably fine for doors but useless for anything else. and it's all in one, so probably quite weighty to swing.

[Akzle]

also dont skimp on the breathing gear. low voc is only low by comparison, get at least a disposable carbon paint/vapour face mask (20$?) not the shitty white DUST masks, but if you're intending to do a bit m0ar, get a proper cartridge type respirator.

[Akzle]

also, for sale, ozito airless sprayer, good working condition, 500$ ono...

[Tazz]

Paint them in the garage/indoors unless you like doing things more than once =P

[wynw]

Paying someone else to do it works fairly well for me

^what he said!

[mossy1200]

I have 4 hall doors to do. Im half way through the first one after 2 weeks. I feel your pain. Go open plan living and sell the doors on tard me.

[cynna]

? just roll them?

[kevfromcoro]

hope you numba them if you took them off
when you go to put them back.. they sort of don't fit the holes they came out of
chipys are funny like that

[Paul in NZ]

Yes I will number them - not a complete numb nuts... (well - ok - I can do doors anyway)

Vickis all about spraying them and I just think its going to make a huge mess... but

[p.dath]

Dang nab it... Theres like 14 freakin doors...
...

I prefer using a roller for the walls and brushes for joinery.

I do prefer a sprayed finish for doors.

[unstuck]

Dont do them outside, no matter how calm the day is, they will get all sorts of shit sticking to them. Murphys a prick.:yes:

[Paul in NZ]

Dont do them outside, no matter how calm the day is, they will get all sorts of shit sticking to them. Murphys a prick.:yes:

It does not really matter where you do them - shits going to stick to them... Bloody insects - I hates them...

[Paul in NZ]

I prefer using a roller for the walls and brushes for joinery.

I do prefer a sprayed finish for doors.

Yeah but what to spray them with?

[Swoop]

Yeah but what to spray them with?
Errr...

"Paint"?






:shifty:




* Seriously, do NOT get the wagner in the trademe advert.
Grab a small compressor and spray them properly.

Even better is just hitting them with a random orbit sander and then roller paint them.

We have done them between two saw-horses. Put a 100mm nail in the middle of each end of the door (top & bottom) so you can then rotissere them once one side has been painted. Just flip over and do the other side.
No runs either!

[Paul in NZ]

Errr...

"Paint"?






:shifty:




* Seriously, do NOT get the wagner in the trademe advert.
Grab a small compressor and spray them properly.

Even better is just hitting them with a random orbit sander and then roller paint them.

We have done them between two saw-horses. Put a 100mm nail in the middle of each end of the door (top & bottom) so you can then rotissere them once one side has been painted. Just flip over and do the other side.
No runs either!

Yeah I have a compresor and spray gun - just can't see it blowing water based enamel...

I need to experiment with rollers as the ones I have are leaving an awful finish... Gah! Bloody doors... Hates them I do...

[unstuck]

Yeah I have a compresor and spray gun - just can't see it blowing water based enamel...



My compressor handles it fine, its just a cheapo repco jobby that I use with a decent sagola spray gun. Try painting some scraps first,till you get a brew your happy with.:2thumbsup

[Paul in NZ]

So thin it with water and drop in some flotrol or something

[SMOKEU]

Fuck paying someone to do it, just have a sesh first and bust out a roller and DIY.

[unstuck]

I just mix a bit of water in and then play around until it comes right, can be of a bit of a shit to get right though with enamel paints. Air less would be a better spray option, but a normal compressor can get good results if you persist.

[neels]

Recently did a bunch of doors at my place, sprayed the grooved ones (well someone else did) because they're an arse to paint, did the flat ones with a 6mm roller and they came up pretty good. Just gave them a sand to get rid of any nasties, 2 coats of undercoat and another sand, 2 coats of topcoat and done.

[Paul in NZ]

Recently did a bunch of doors at my place, sprayed the grooved ones (well someone else did) because they're an arse to paint, did the flat ones with a 6mm roller and they came up pretty good. Just gave them a sand to get rid of any nasties, 2 coats of undercoat and another sand, 2 coats of topcoat and done.

a 6 mm roller? fark.... Thats keen

[Swoop]

...can be of a bit of a shit to get right though with enamel paints.
Nah. Piss easy.
Just thin it gradually until you hold up the stirring stick and it all dribbles off under a second or two *.



* Obviously there will be a few drops after that, but the bulk scoots off damn quickly. (another reason to have flat surfaces or REALLY intense lights to see where you have sprayed!)

[unstuck]

Nah. Piss easy.
Just thin it gradually until you hold up the stirring stick and it all dribbles off under a second or two *.



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Must be just me then, always seems to take me a while to set up for spraying enamels. :weird:

[p.dath]

Yeah but what to spray them with?

A standard acrylic (being doors I wanted a harder paint on them to resist chipping).

[pzkpfw]

14 doors?

Just get all the nuns to paint their own damn doors.

[skippa1]

You can hire a decent airless from most hire shops, whack a 10litre under it and blast away. Piece of piss. If you want hard wearing( in other words, not paint them again for a long time) use enamel. Just remember, enamel sticks to enamel and water based to water based, so if you do the doors with the same type of paint as the door jambs, they will stick to each other and one or both will end up looking like arse when you pull em apart