PROBLEM: Paint has peeled off bathroom door


SOURCE OF PROBLEM: bad paint job. If paint is peeling, it means the previous surface likely was not sanded.

SOLUTION: Flake off as much as possible. Prep. Paint.

tl;dr
PROCEDURE:
Take a putty knife and chip off all the paint possible from the panel. You could touch up, but it’ll be visible. At least with a panel, it’ll be uniform. Thankfully, the color is Swiss Coffee, so it’s pretty universal. Takes a little more time to prep and paint, but we’re talking about the difference of taking 5 minutes vs taking 20 minutes.

Cut the edges first.
Then paint the rest.
Don’t overbrush & make sure to put enough paint.
If it doesn’t come out even, don’t stress. Let it dry completely. Lightly sand with 120 grit, wipe it down with a clean rag, repaint.

TOOLS:

  • Putty knives (yes, plural. I tested several, on some jobs the plastic one will work better than the metal one, etc…)
  • dust pan, vac to clean up the mess
  • paint
  • paint key
  • paint brush (since it was done previous with a brush, and the other panels were brushed, paint brush for consistency)

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