Painting front door, undercoat and gloss?

What's the best paint to have for painting wooden panel front door??





Should I apply undercoat first and then apply gloss paint???





ThanksPainting front door, undercoat and gloss?
First, sand the door with 100 grit to give the primer some tooth. Next, prime, using a high quality primer. If you are using oil based paint as your finish, use an oil-based primer, or use latex with latex. Then apply 2 or more coats of semi gloss or gloss enamel, and you are done. If you are drastically changing the color of the door, you can have your primer tinted. Hope this helps.Painting front door, undercoat and gloss?
Undercoat is not about making the gloss look nice. It is a softer, flexible paint that acts as a cushion against knocks to prevent new rigid gloss chipping off the old rigid gloss and also acts like a rubber mat between the old and new gloss coats otherwise they slip on each other and peel next time you come to rub them down.





If the door is new then you need to knot and prime first. Two coats of primer, the first thinned out so it soaks in would be ideal. On a new door two undercoats will not hurt although only one is absolutely necessary. One gloss, although you can apply a second gloss onto the first IF you do it within 36 ish hours of the first. You do not rub down between the first and second new gloss coat, altohugh the gloss is dry the paint is still hardening and therefore has suction - this will pull your second coat of gloss onto it.





A previously painted door only needs any spots of bare wood priming (after rubbing down). One undercoat and one gloss (second if you like, but not essential.





On the interior side of a door then a second undercoat never hurts, but a second gloss would be pointless.





On the interior you are mostly protecting against people and things banging into them, hence extra undercoat helps. On exteriors you are prtecting against the elements so an extra gloss may help. (When you apply a coat of gloss there may be weak areas in terms of thickness, a second coat should eliminate that (but is far from essential)
Im an apprentice painter and decorator.





Brand new door?


If the door you wish to paint is brand new (bare wood) then you will need to paint it with a wood primer.





From there, you should give the area to be painted a very light sand down, the grade of the paper should be about 120. The lower number, the harder the sandpaper The bigger the number, the less sanding it does.





After you have sanded it, you should dust it down, now heres the important bit - To get a good finish look for your door, you will need an undecoat - Now you have to think; What colour door do you want?





If you want a white door, then simply buy oil-based white undercoat, if you want a black door, yet again simply use black undercoat BUT if you want a red door, blue door etc then you should get an undercoat specialised for that particular colour. Brewers are professionals, and will be able to pick the correc tone for you along with your final colour (If you have a brewers)





After the undercoat is dry, it is time to apply the final and last coat (if the undercoat was applied well), an oil-based gloss.





I hope i helped.
Typically the undercoat will make it look better, but technically it isn't necessary. However, every time I paint something with semi or high gloss I use a primer. I prefer Home Depot's Glidden Gripper Primer for all wood surfaces, and then I typically use Behr high gloss enamel on top of it. If you're painting a dark color (such as red, black, etc.) then use the gray Gripper, instead of the white.
Use Crown or Deluxe,you will have to sand the door using a medium sand paper,then under coat it ,only then can you put the top coat of paint on
If it's a new door; 1/ primer, 2/ undercoat, 3/ gloss.


Tip; lightly sand undercoat with fine paper and wipe off dust with damp cloth before glossing for a smooth finish.
All ways prime if its bare wood as far as gloss semi-gloss that's you personal preference.Good Luck
Use wood stain because it will last as long and does not have to be removed before reapplying like paint.