Painted doors

[HowlingGale]

Anyone know if painting pre-painted doors ever works out, or do I just need to scrub them with something like sugar soap?

Painting a room in our extension and the doors are a bit grubby and will look worse when I do the other paintwork.

I assume they're just the cheapish type of painted white door you'll get in B&Q as we never specced them when we got our extension done. The builder just installed them. They have quite a nice grain on them and I don't want to ruin it by painting it with eggshell if it'll look rubbish.

Cheers.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

If they are pre painted, then you really need to paint them up so they don’t look shabby compared to the rest of the room.

Just a light sand going with the grain, 2 coats, jobs a goodun.

You can sugar soap them and see how they look

If the doors are plain wood then you have varnish/ oil options

Done loads, take all the door furniture off first and tape over the hinge metalwork ?

 

[HowlingGale]

If they are pre painted, then you really need to paint them up so they don’t look shabby compared to the rest of the room.

Just a light sand going with the grain, 2 coats, jobs a goodun.

You can sugar soap them and see how they look

If the doors are plain wood then you have varnish/ oil options

Done loads, take all the door furniture off first and tape over the hinge metalwork ?

Cheers. Think I'll just paint them then. I always take the furniture off as I end up getting paint all over it, even when it's properly taped ?.