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How to Paint a Door: Tools & Materials
How to Paint a Door: Preparing the Area
How to Paint a Door: Preparing the Door
How to Paint a Door: Caulking
How to Paint a Door: Handle & Hardware
How to Paint a Door: Tape on Hinges
How to Paint a Door: Taping the Handle
How to Paint a Door: Edges
How to Paint a Door: Priming
How to Paint a Door: Face
How to Paint a Door: Caring for Supplies
How to Paint a Door: Final Coat
How to Paint a Door: Final Touches
How to Paint a Door: Clothing
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Summary: Because the door handle is used so much, the paint around it will endure a lot of abuse and damage. Discover how to properly paint around a door handle and what to do with painting hardware with tips from a professional painter in this free video on home improvement.
"Okay, in this next clip we're going to talk about the actual door handle and how to protect that and how to make sure that it's painted correctly so that the door looks good. Because that's the end quality. You really want this door to look good, and the door handle is very important because it gets the most use. Whether you have kids or a bunch of people going in and out of this door, it's going to see its abuse and the paint around it will see its abuse. You can use your screwdriver and actually take the door handle off, if you know how. If you don't know how a door handle works, I don't recommend it because they do have this great tape called painter's tape, and you simply wrap it around there and protect the handle. Now, what I do recommend is, because this is the garage, this homeowner has an actual chain lock on their door. When the door trim was painted, it was actually taken off. So what I do suggest, is that with this, there's four screws, use your Phillip's head screwdriver, and simply remove that from the door. Real easy. Just make sure you don't fill up the holes with the paint. Make sure you leave those holes there so that it's easy to put back once the door is dry. We'll just take this off and we'll be ready to start priming. Another good tip for you is, once you get all this off and you have your screws and your hardware, is get you a little cup and put everything in there. That way you're sure not to lose any of that hardware and it goes right back up when you're ready."
eHow Article: How to Paint a Door: Handle & Hardware
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