Painting Doors With Loads Of Glass Panels

[annieigma]

Hi,
i have two doors that have loads of glass panes, I want to paint then white, ( they are stained dark oak) but it looks like a nightmare, I am not much good at cutting in, as they call it, i think. any tips? masking? throw the doors away?
Thanks, annie.

[ferlew]

Masking tape?

Fairy liquid painted on the panes?

[Owen Money]

Hi Annie,

I had exactly the same thing a few years ago, I wasn't relishing the thought of all that cutting in either! As I recall, I sanded down the wood to try to remove as much of the dark stain as possible (and give a "key" for the new paint), hoovered all the dust off, and applied masking tape to the panes.

I think I gave it at least 2 coats of white paint (or maybe 1 coat of undercoat, then 2 gloss).

Before I removed the masking tape I carefully scored around the edges of the tape with a stanley knife, so that when I peeled the tape off it didn't peel any paint off with it.

Yeah, it took a few minutes lol, but it turned out ok :)

[annieigma]

thanks owen,
it still sounds like hard work, but the price of new doors is now silly money. will have to bite the bullet and spend some time being a slow painter, and not rush.masking tape it will be.