I have some questions about painting interior Masonite doors? I’m hoping some of the professional painters that I’ve seen on here and on PaintTalk can help me out?
As mentioned these are Masonite doors. I’ve been trying to paint these doors to look as “smooth” and professional as I can. I am using a white semi-gloss paint with a Purdy brush. The doors have been removed from the jamb and all hardware has been removed and the doors have been layed in a horizontal position. I have also added Floetrol to the paint to help smooth it out.
Well the first coat went on great. Everything smoothed out nicely without any brush lines, looked almost sprayed on. I let the first coat dry for a few days and then applied a second coat. This coat wasn’t so nice. The paint didn’t flatten out as nicely and I can see some brush lines. Note they aren’t extreme, but I can see them if I shine a bright light on it, or direct sun hits it. Stand a foot or two back and you can’t make them out.
So my first question is, should I have used more Floetrol to help it flatten out more?
Also, these masonite doors have a wood grain pattern embossed in them. I noticed on the first coat the details of the pattern were still very visible, but the second coat started covering a lot of the texture. I realized that the more coats you put on the more loss of texture you get. Is this acceptable, or is my paint just too “thick”?
Thanks for any help or advice!
As mentioned these are Masonite doors. I’ve been trying to paint these doors to look as “smooth” and professional as I can. I am using a white semi-gloss paint with a Purdy brush. The doors have been removed from the jamb and all hardware has been removed and the doors have been layed in a horizontal position. I have also added Floetrol to the paint to help smooth it out.
Well the first coat went on great. Everything smoothed out nicely without any brush lines, looked almost sprayed on. I let the first coat dry for a few days and then applied a second coat. This coat wasn’t so nice. The paint didn’t flatten out as nicely and I can see some brush lines. Note they aren’t extreme, but I can see them if I shine a bright light on it, or direct sun hits it. Stand a foot or two back and you can’t make them out.
So my first question is, should I have used more Floetrol to help it flatten out more?
Also, these masonite doors have a wood grain pattern embossed in them. I noticed on the first coat the details of the pattern were still very visible, but the second coat started covering a lot of the texture. I realized that the more coats you put on the more loss of texture you get. Is this acceptable, or is my paint just too “thick”?
Thanks for any help or advice!