Painting doors is easy…If you have a good paintbrush and you take your time.

A good tradesperson never blames their tools. Is that right? Maybe. Like anything in life, if you don’t have the right equipment to do the job it’ll never look as good in the end.

Before you paint a door you need to buy a ‘quality’ paintbrush. Not one where the bristles fall out with every stroke. Not one you get in a pack of five ‘basics’ brushes. A good old fashioned horsehair paintbrush.

After sanding the door, make sure you undercoat or prime it before applying the top coats. Start at the top left (If you are right handed) and work your way across and down the door, not stopping until you’ve added a complete coat. If you stop part way the paint will dry and you’ll get a streaky finish. Don’t be tempted to ‘slap’ the paint on. The more thin coats the better the finish.

Lightly sand the door between coats. If you start with an unfinished door it should take a coat of primer, then a coat of undercoat then two top coats.