Make Your Front Door Like New Again With Just Paint

The before and after of my front door with just paint and tape. We installed this door about 5 years ago, and this is the original color we painted it, kind of a brick red. It was now dirty, and not the kind of dirt you can just wipe off. It was wore, and even after cleaning still looked like the before picture(We live in the country with dirt and dust) Looked like we were in need of a new front door. But, with a little tape (to make the black accent on trim around window) and some bright red paint, I was able to revive our door to the beautiful door it once was. I think it almost looks new again. It's amazing what a little paint and a few coats of paint can do.

I used a latex high gloss enamel. I didn't know you could get a high gloss enamel in latex, but you can and it's much easier to use than an oil based enamel. I used a wide brush. You want to use a decent quality brush, just a middle price one (about 10.00). I applied 4 coats, letting each coat dry about 30 minutes in between. Keep your strokes in the same direction, and use even smooth strokes on last few coats. The first coat I used to get in knooks and crannies, and then smooth as much as possible on remaining coats, especially the last few. I had taped off the section of trim around glass so I could do black there. I then removed tape that I had to keep red off of that section, and retaped when door was completely dry, so that black wouldn't get on new red paint, and voila, beautiful red door.