Choose whether you need to prime the door before painting.
Oil paint for interior doors.
Make sure to use interior primer for your interior door.
For interior doors we recommend the diamond brite paint 31000 which is specifically designed to protect high traffic surfaces.
Oil based paints need 24 hours before a second coat can be applied.
Your primer should be a similar shade to the final paint color.
The right paint should protect against dirt and human oils as well as the force from opening and closing which can cause dry paint to crack.
Unfortunately oil based paint s heyday was short lived and for the last 40 or so years due to increased regulation and air quality restrictions the quality of most oil based paints has suffered.
16 pro tips for painting interior doors.
Paint the door with an oil based primer.
Paint the counters of the door with primer first and then use a roller for the flat surfaces.
Do not apply oil based paint over a layer of water based paint.
If this is the case you must know the base of the last layer of paint applied to the door.
If it was painted with oil based paint prime before using a latex based paint.
Let the primer dry before painting.
After the first coat is dry pros often recommend sanding again using 320 grit.
If the door was originally painted with latex paint priming should be unnecessary.
You can however paint water based over oil based paint.