Painting Vinyl Trim On Exterior Doors

Prep the exterior door and plastic trim for painting.

Painting vinyl trim on exterior doors. Using semigloss exterior paint and a 2 inch angled sash brush with synthetic bristles paint around the edges of the. Painting a vinyl door can be done old school style with a roller or brush. No matter which product you choose vinylsafe paint colors give you a wide range of color options for your vinyl exterior. Painting vinyl is an inexpensive option particularly when compared to buying tinted panels to fit over the door s surface.

If your door is paneled start with the panels. Paint over the primer with an exterior latex paint. The other parts of the door frame are the head sill door stop and weather stripping on exterior doors painting door trim can be an easy project as long as the prep work is properly done. Be sure to cover up any window panes in the door or any other part that you don t wish to be painted over.

Tape off the inside of the window panels using painters tape. Continue until all side edges of the trim are complete. Remove door handles if you desire to or tape around them carefully with painter s tape. Plastic door trim can fade dull or yellow from sun exposure and time.

Paint vinyl with a light even coat to keep it from dripping. Painting vinyl siding shutters and trim is easy with the right paint. I used benjamin moore s aqua lock primer for this step. It just takes a little bit more time.

Prime the metal door and plastic trim. Starting at a top corner of the door trim begin painting along the side edge of the trim where it meets the wall. Painting the plastic door trim can restore a bright appearance and update the look of your doors. Paint a section at a time.

Vinyl can be painted and is typically a better surface for adhesion than wood or metal. Wood can crack and degrade and metal can rust but vinyl remains stable. Clean the door surface well. Simply select from this vinylsafe paint color palette and apply using sherwin williams emerald duration resilience superpaint latex paints or snapdry door trim paint.

Reload the brush when necessary and maintain a wet edge. Use a brush trim roller or sprayer depending on which tool you prefer. Since plastic is smooth and. If there is a grain in the vinyl you should paint with the grain rather than against it.