It s better to have that happen before the faces are painted.
White oil paint for doors.
When painting edges some paint inevitably slops onto the faces of the door.
Provides ultimate durability exceptional hide and a brilliant shiny appearance.
If your door is in good shape with no cracking or peeling paint you may be able to paint over the door with very little preparation.
Some of my favorite whites for trimwork and doors are benjamin moore s cloud white and dove white in either semi gloss or satin.
If you re painting your door white and have white trim around it i recommend using the same paint color and finish as the trim.
Behr premium plus interior exterior hi gloss enamel is 100 acrylic provides a mildew resistant finish and is great for high use surfaces.
Valspar ultra white oil based door and trim paint 1 quart item 760532.
Do not apply oil based paint over a layer of water based paint.
Brush on a light coat.
Paint all four edges of the door first.
This tough stain resistant sheen withstands moisture and wear.
Hgtv home by sherwin williams extra white water based door and trim paint 1 quart item 833204.
You can however paint water based over oil based paint.
A heavy coat of paint covers better and sometimes levels out better but runs are more likely and brush marks are deeper.
For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.