Being professional spray painters, we get asked a lot of questions regarding painting a uPVC door as well as how to paint a uPVC door. For this reason, we have assembled this helpful guide to solving the most common painting uPVC doors questions.
Additionally, our step-by-step guide, full of great advice, will serve as your step-by-step guide if you decide to take on the job of painting your uPVC door yourself and get the best finish you can.
Painting a PVC / Composite / uPVC door or uPVC window is a case of the right way — unless you rebate the door, you won’t be able to get good coverage. However, you can not use the same method if you are painting your interior walls.
uPVC doors are not meant to be painted but it is possible to paint them. Refreshing your door will give your property kerb appeal and add value. So whether you have white uPVC, brown uPVC or any other colour you have is not a big deal, the painting process will still be the same.
Painting a uPVC door isn’t at all that difficult to do and you will get a near enough perfect finish on it by painting by hand. Or you can hire a professional to paint your uPVC door for you, all you need to do is follow our simple steps on how.
If you are planning to paint your own uPVC door, we very much advise you to have a read of uPVC Paint before you get stuck in.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re painting a uPVC door yourself or hiring a professional, in either case, you need to prepare. It is the most critical part of this process.
To get a nice finish you have to spend the time preparing your surface adequately. This will cause a bad paint job (or worse!) and ruin the look of your door.
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Don’t try painting your door in damp, cold conditions — this isn’t a job you’ll want to attempt when it’s winter.
Time is of the essence with any painting project. You want to make sure that when the weather and time allows you have the equipment you need to start painting. This is a complete checklist of everything you’ll need so that the process will go as smoothly as possible.
All door furniture should be removed – remove anything that you can, e.g. doorknobs, knockers, letterboxes. So you have a nice flat surface to paint. However, if you can’t remove any door furniture then simply use masking tape to cover the whole thing, including the edges.
TOP TIP: Paint your door in the warm and dry, not in winter when our weather means this is not a DIY for you.
Clean your uPVC door, door frame and surrounding area – Take a brush and rub away dust, cobwebs and other ‘dusty’ particles from the door.
TOP TIP: Wash your door with warm soapy water, or wipe down with methylated spirits to remove any residue.
Sanding: You’ll get mixed messages here with regards to this step with some people telling you that you don’t need to sand your surface and others that you should.
The thing to know, however, is that a light sand against the exterior surface with a fine sandpaper will give you the option of keying the Paint to allow it to adhere. That being said, if you want that effort to last long term, we suggest you sand the surface of your door. However, as professionals, of course, we continue to do.
The harmful particles can be released from the uPVC door so be sure that you wear a mask while sanding.
TOP TIP 1: Don’t use rough sandpaper and don’t rub too hard either, as this will cause your scratches to show through the Paint.
TOP TIP 2: is to check out all the window frames inside the door.
Mask – If there are glass panels within the door and any door furniture that hasn’t been removed, protect those areas. Protect areas that are not being painted around them and cover them. You will have to select the Correct Paint for UPVC doors that have not been removed. Cover and protect surrounding areas that are not being painted.
Select the Correct Paint for UPVC Doors – You must purchase a paint that is made for uPVC. As door sprayers, we’d like to tell you that you don’t even need a primer, but some paints say that you do.
First, you prime your door to give the final coat you’re choosing a better chance of sticking to the surface of the door. If you follow the directions carefully, you should tend to use one coat of primer. You can’t be sure if you should apply another coat of primer until it completely dries.
TOP TIP 1: Don’t crack up later – apply your topcoat once the primer has cured completely.
TOP TIP 2: Instead of exterior gloss or satinwood for your paint finish topcoat, we prefer acrylic or polyurethane-based Paint. Such Paint is flexible and has better expansion properties and it will help avoid any cracking later.
Choose the right tools – If you aren’t painting the uPVC door using a paint sprayer or an air gun then it is hard to do an immaculate finish with a uPVC door painted by hand, so select the right tools.
You may want to try a foam roller, these come with rounded edges for painting flat areas and grooves. without leaving overlapping paint marks. The thinner coat of paint will also minimise any bumps and marks as it is spread using a roller.
Painting from the direction of the grain on the door is a great way to avoid brush or roller marks. It takes into account different directions on each part/panel so pay attention to these details.
TOP TIP 1: Paint when it’s warm. You’ll avoid having to continually wash your palette of colours. The Paint will dry too quickly if it is too hot outside and the outside air will mess up any chances of a smooth finish. Also, you don’t want the Paint to be too cold, because if it’s too cold the Paint won’t dry fast enough, and it’ll have more chances to get scuffed.
This should be the easiest as all you have to do is make sure nobody or nothing touches your paintwork until it is fully cured and dried.
Spring Painting your UPVC Door is another effective way to smarten up and refresh your UPVC door. As a result of finding the easiest way to achieve a perfect coat every time with a long-lasting finish and paintwork guaranteed for a full ten years.
You’ll have the opportunity to choose from a variety of colours and finishes that work with your taste learn more.
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