#PAINT GRIDS WINDOWS#

Note that optionally you could skip the step of frosting the glass and just tape if off instead – as per “step 8”.

He was a little worried the glass would fall out, but the glass piece is actually attached to the exterior half of the grid/grille frame, which we did not remove. He removed the screws from the grid frame and then carefully removed the frame. Ken used a utility knife to pry out the plugs (aka caps).

This door has screws, covered by plastic plugs that we also had to remove. In order to frost the glass, we removed the plastic grid frame from the inside of the window.

Painting the interior grid door and frosting the glass Keep a damp rag handy for any paint splatters or smears. Supplies to have on handĬlean the door well with a degreaser or TSP before getting started. However, by taking my time taping and then again while applying the paint, the whole process really went quite well. I was so intimidated, thinking there’s no way I can paint this door and not get paint all over everything but the door. It won’t seem nearly as overwhelming as if you walked up to your door one day and said, “I’m going to paint you, right here, right now!” And if you want to go with the option of frosting the glass, check to make sure it has one side that can be removed, meaning you should see plastic plugs or caps along the outer frame and finds screws that screw into the opposite side of the frame underneath the plugs. Give it a close look, so you get familiar with all the areas that are going to need paint and all the areas that are going to need to be taped off. Also, I suggest getting to know your grid door. Preparation and a decent primer will go a long way in making this successful. 10 Steps to Painting Grid Doors and Frosting the Glass Windowsīefore I break down the steps, let me say that if this is something you’ve considered doing, don’t be too intimidated. In addition we added a faux frost spray paint to the interior glass window for extra privacy. While the two colors are different, they will both compliment the color schemes we have going on both indoors and out. We chose to paint the interior facing side of the door the color Blackhearth by PPG (paint and primer combined) and the exterior facing side of the door in the color Iron Gate by SW. Our door started out with the basic light gray metal with a white, plastic grid window frame. Here is what the outside view looks like after painting the grid door and putting up the new blinds. Before we painted the door, and put up the new shades, I was violating my own rule. One of my pet peeves is window blinds hanging askew, yet there you have it. An outside view of our entry door and sun porch. These two changes combined, have really notched-up the look to the front of our small home. In this phase of our sun porch makeover, we’ve painted our entry door and hung new bamboo style roman shades. It turned our builder grade door from drab to fab. And folks, this is one project that took some commitment on our part, but in the end it only costs us about $25.00. I’ve got before and after photos of our diy painted entry door update.

#PAINT GRIDS WINDOWS#

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