Choosing the best paint for interior doors
The contents
When we begin in your house renovation, then try to consider every detail of the interior, to give all the rooms a fresh, original and modern look. We should not forget about the interior doors that give the interior a finished look. Complete replacement of the door leaf is always a great expense. But there is a more simple and economical way to turn old and the cheapest door to luxury, using quality materials and respecting the technology.
Well-chosen paint is a guarantee that the door will be able to either maintain or acquire attractive appearance. It is therefore necessary to know what kind of paint is best suited for interior doors.
Currently, the choice of paint no problems, however, most people unknowingly acquire is not what is needed. For painting interior doors can be used in transparent coatings, to which are added special pigments, showing a woody structure. Most often used in opaque formulations alkyd, oil and other types of paints.
Types of paint for interior doors ↑
The modern market offers a large number of different finishes, lacquers, impregnations and paints. And out of this huge assortment you need to choose the best gift.
In the house was safe, it is best for interior doors to choose water-based paint. This material is resistant to humidity and temperature extremes, it dries quickly and has a high elasticity. This type of paint can be divided according to purpose:
- Latex. Despite the fact that it is primarily used for painting walls and ceilings, it can be used for painting doors, after which you can cover with a transparent varnish. Because enamel is water-based, it has no odor, dries quickly and is inexpensive.
- Acrylic. Also is water-based and in addition painting interior doors from MDF can be used for coloring concrete surfaces. Such an enamel should be applied in 2-3 coats, as it is quickly absorbed in MDF, and wood. Before applying the paint, you must first Prime the door surface. There is a quick-drying version of this enamel. Drying occurs within 10 hours, and full is achieved after 2 days. Although the paint is expensive, but its features fully justify this price.
- Acrylic. Interior doors of natural wood, usually treated with a special lacquer that preserve the natural form of a tree. The varnish layer can protect the door panel from dust and moisture.
- Interior. In order to paint a good lie down on a door leaf of MDF should choose resistant enamel. Special acrylic enamels are composed of special additives that allow the door quite a long time to maintain its original appearance.
- Termoemcali, which is made water-based. As a rule, this paint is used to paint the panels, but it is perfect for applying on doors. An hour later, after painting the door can be used, which is a big plus.
- Nitro. Allows to achieve maximum long-term preservation of color. The paint is not afraid of moisture and heat-resistant. However, the disadvantage is that the paint is composed of toxic substances and therefore, when working with it it is necessary to use a respirator. As the smell of nitro dangerous for children and Allergy sufferers, it is extremely desirable to use it for painting doors, children’s room.
The sequence of painting the door leaf. ↑
The most common paint today considered alkyd enamel, which has a high strength, a wide palette of colors and an affordable price. The disadvantage is the unpleasant smell and so painting it is better to perform on the street or to remove from the premises of strangers.
If it is not possible to comply with all these requirements, you should use acrylic enamel, which also has a wide color palette, but with virtually no smell. The dried layer of paint is not too durable and therefore it is covered with acrylic lacquer. The disadvantages of acrylic dyes include high cost and a matte surface.
Tools ↑
In order to qualitatively paint the interior doors will need:
- paint brush;
- paint rollers;
- a small metal spatula, and it is also desirable to have a rubber or silicone;
- tray for paint;
- masking tape;
- sandpaper.
The painting with alkyd enamel ↑
Work on painting interior doors involves several stages.
The first stage. In order to carry out high-quality painting you should remove the door from its hinges, since this is not done, the surface can be paint smudges. Spatula and sandpaper to depart from the surface of the door old paint, then thoroughly wash the door panel and inspect it. If necessary, you want to putty all the chips and cracks to dry the door handle with sandpaper, wipe the door and primed surface.
Sometimes it is very difficult to remove multiple layers of old paint. It can be softened by building a hair dryer or a blowtorch. Flame or hot air heats the paint to a bubble, then remove with a spatula. In the case if the doors are glass, it is necessary to dismantle them together with accessories.
It is also possible to remove the old paint from the door leaf with the help of chemicals that are produced in the form of gels, liquids and powders. They are implemented in different containers: bottled in vials and Packed in aerosol containers. Such tools are universal and perfectly dissolve vinyl, oil, alkyd and nitrocellulose paint. The paint composition is applied to the surface of the door leaf with brush, roller or spray and can withstand 5-20 minutes.
The second stage. Ready to paint the door leaf must be laid on a horizontal surface, which must be pre-lay polyethylene. As such a surface will approach the floor, table or workbench. Glass doors are Packed with masking tape. You first need a brush to paint the panels, after the protruding elements, and then the platen roll the roller all door leaf.
The third stage. You can also soak the door panel special tinted composition which is used as paint, based on natural oils. For newly applied tinting layer should be several times to hold a rubber spatula. The composition of the absorbed wood fiber, thus changing the color of the door leaf.
For tinting door instead of a spatula to use the sponge, which was dipped in paint and is carried out on the surface of the cloth along the grain of the wood pressing firmly into her. The disadvantage of this option is time-consuming.
The choice of color ↑
All of the above paints that do not smell have a large color palette and so the color selection should not be a particular issue, even if you decide to do something extraordinary.
Such dark shades, like «red walnut», «Mahoney» or «cherry» will give a hall or living room in your home of luxury and refinement. But the bright colors look great in a nursery or bedroom, where they can help to create a comfortable and cozy atmosphere.
Latest fashionable trend today is to apply to the door leaf contrasting patterns. To do this quite easily, you simply need to find in the store or online the appropriate stencil and choose the desired color.
You can do the upgrade interior doors and other ways. For example, in addition to staining of the door leaf to paste over it with a special Wallpaper. But if you choose a painting, then it should be done with the technology and safety measures.
To summarize ↑
As we can see, the modern market offers a wide variety of materials for painting interior doors and they all have their own distinctive properties and characteristics. Thanks to the advent of paints with no odor, it became possible to carry out the painting of doors in any season, without worrying about what in the room will not be for some time. Such coating materials have made repairs more convenient and comfortable.