Paint all four edges of the door first.
White oil paint for doors.
Behr premium plus interior exterior hi gloss enamel is 100 acrylic provides a mildew resistant finish and is great for high use surfaces.
Provides ultimate durability exceptional hide and a brilliant shiny appearance.
Brush on a light coat.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
Choose an interior door paint color.
You can however paint water based over oil based paint.
It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted.
Some of my favorite whites for trimwork and doors are benjamin moore s cloud white and dove white in either semi gloss or satin.
When painting edges some paint inevitably slops onto the faces of the door.
If you re painting your door white and have white trim around it i recommend using the same paint color and finish as the trim.
Hgtv home by sherwin williams extra white water based door and trim paint 1 quart item 833204.
For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.
If this is the case you must know the base of the last layer of paint applied to the door.
For pricing and availability.
Valspar ultra white oil based door and trim paint 1 quart item 760532.