Front Door Paint Colors
By Modern Masters®

Applying the Paint

After you choose your color (the really fun part!), test your door to see if it was painted with latex or oil paint. To do so, apply a little rubbing alcohol with a rag to a portion of your door. If the paint comes off it was painted with latex paint.




If not, then it was painted with an oil-based paint and you will need to apply a bonding primer first. Not to worry, a bonding primer sticks to the oil based paint and will also adhere to the front door paint.

You can find a bonding primer at hardware stores and home improvement stores.

Dave's Note: Don't take a short cut and paint latex over oil-based paint. Although it might look great at first, the latex will peel right off. When painting, please remember that preparation is key!

To paint an exterior door, tape off handles, hinges, glass and anything else you want to keep free of paint (like the doorbell!).





Keep an eye on the weather. Plan painting on a nice day with little to no wind as your door will be open during the painting and drying stage. Plan to begin painting in the earlier portion of the morning.

Do you like this color? It's called Fortunate.

Modern Masters® has a broad paint collection from metallic paint colors to Venetian Plaster, ShimmerStone, Decorative Painters products, and Theme Paint™.


For more information about these front door paint colors or to get their step by step painting guide, visit their Facebook page, Modern Masters®.