Tips for Applying Primer Coats to Refinish a Door Jamb

"MARK BLOCKER: Hello. I'm Mark Blocker on behalf of Expert Village. In this segment, we're going to cover "Priming the Door, Second Coat, Part 1." Previously, we sanded it, did the putty, and what we need to remember is that you have to wipe down the door again, removing all the dust with a damp rag. And once we've got the door all wiped down and prepared and the dust off of it, and any moisture from the rag and everything is done and all, then we go back to the cut in phase and we'll go back to our brush and just unwrap it from the plastic. We can set that plastic aside. You don't want to use the plastic with paint on it again because that paint will dry while we're painting with a brush, and then it's going to put chips into the brush and give us problems painting later. So back to the cut in, and just as we did our first coat, we want to go around and get all the corners, everywhere where the roller won't reach, remembering again: thin coat, thin even, smooth coat. Okay, so we just want to continue applying the paint, getting everywhere where the roller won't go, remembering thin, thin, thin smooth, even coats. A lot of times you'll see a paint advertise a one-coat coverage and, theoretically, you could cover a door with one coat of paint. It would be a thick, gloppy coat that'd be unsightly, but it can be done. To get professional, smooth, quality results, you need to do thin coats in multiple layers. And after we do this step in priming--I'll go ahead and wrap this brush up one more time. We won't need to use it again for priming but I'm going to set it aside and wait 'til we get done rolling again and then I'll give you some tips on proper brush maintenance, the cleaning of the brushes and the rollers. And that will not only ensure that they get cleaned properly but that helps 'em to last longer and retain their value. A brush can last many, many years if it's cleaned properly and stored. Okay, now we've finished all our cut in with the brush. So please watch our next segment on "Second Coat of Priming the Door, Part 2.""