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Painting Doors Like a Pro

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Painting Doors Like a Pro

I’m back with another painting project to share with you all!  It’s not a gorgeous furniture upcycle or anything like that.  It’s one of those tedious projects that I’ve been avoiding for a while, and by “a while,” I mean 3 1/2 years.  When we bought our house, we had to replace three bedroom doors thanks to a few holes in them.  We painted every square inch of wall and trim space in the house before we moved in, but two of the three doors took a little longer to come in.  That meant they didn’t get painted with the fancy professional paint sprayer that my brother-in-law used on the rest of the house.  We’d been planning to paint them but I hated the idea of spending hours painting them only to have those dreaded brush strokes, and I didn’t want to bother my brother-in-law to come back out with his paint sprayer for two measly doors.  So they were hung with just primer on them.  

Painting Doors Like a Pro

Do you like the red marker my now 6 year old added?  He had a huge tantrum when he was 3 and happened to have a marker in his hand during said tantrum.  He’s very lucky that he’s adorable;)

Painting Doors Like a Pro

You may remember when I tried out the HomeRight Finish Max paint sprayer on a project for my oldest son’s bedroom.  If you didn’t see it, you can check that out here.  This time, I was lucky enough to take the Finish Max Pro for a spin.  The Finish Max Pro is a step up from the Finish Max and gives you the ability to tackle bigger projects.  It’s regulator allows you to change your spray settings from 1″ to 6″ while also allowing you to change your spray pattern from vertical to horizontal.  This sprayer also is connected to the turbine motor with a 15 foot hose.  The hose was a perfect length to allow me to walk around my doors to paint them.  In a nutshell, it’s an amazing sprayer that gives a beautiful, professional-looking finish.  Oh, and another awesome feature?  It comes with an extra paint canister and lid.  That way you can have two canisters ready for your larger projects and swap them out without much interruption to your work.

Painting Doors Like a Pro

Like the HomeRight Finish Max, the Finish Max Pro comes with all of the tools you need for a successful painting experience.  The viscosity cup helps you determine the perfect viscosity for whatever medium you use with the sprayer.  That’s right, it’s not just for paint!  You can use these for stain, polyurethane, etc.

Painting Doors Like a Pro

I don’t have a paint booth set up in my garage, so I set up my paint station in my gravel driveway.  For the doors, I just wiped them down a bit to get off any dust and dirt.  

Painting Doors Like a Pro

The doors were super quick to paint.  Rather than spending hours with a brush, I had each side painted in about 5 or so minutes.  When one side of a door was done, my husband and I carried it to the garage to dry and then I painted the other door.  Since it was evening when I painted these, I let them dry overnight and then painted the other sides the next morning.

Painting Doors Like a Pro

Painting Doors Like a Pro

Once my doors were finished, cleanup was a breeze.  I disconnected the hose and then cleaned the sprayer based on the instructions in the manual.  In this case, it was simply just warm, soapy water.  I took the sprayer apart, used the included brush and had it cleaned in no time flat.  

Painting Doors Like a Pro

Once the doors were dry, we hung them back up and I breathed a sigh of relief.  I now have beautifully painted doors and I no longer feel embarrassed about how they look.  I loved using the HomeRight Finish Max Pro sprayer and I can’t wait to start on my next project!  If you think you’d love one of these sprayers as much as I love mine, you’re in luck!  I’ve teamed up with HomeRight to give away a Finish Max sprayer to one lucky winner!  You can choose between the Finish Max or the Finish Max Pro.  Just enter using the Rafflecopter widget below.  This giveaway has ended.

 

DISCLOSURE:  I was provided products and/or compensation for this post; however, all opinions for this product are entirely my own.  Please see my disclosure statement for more info.

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  5. marthA says

    I would love to repaint my shutters, but am not willing to devote the amount of time it took to paint the louvers. This would be ideal.

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  10. Tonia says

    I, too, have had unpainted doors for several years. I did try painting one and was so disappointed in the outcome, I have left the rest until a better method was available. This The Finish Max Pro sounds like the better method.

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  13. Samantha says

    I have the same doors in my house with beautiful artwork care of my daughter at 4 years old, my bathroom door has paint stripped off and my son’s room has stickers all over it so I’m going to have to remove those first and then repaint…..it’s already a daunting task just thinking about it. the Finish Max Pro looks so easy…..I would love one of those.

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  16. Barry Myers says

    I have the Finish Max and have used it a few times, including painting a door. It is FUN and easy to use. I would LOVE another I could set up to only use oil-based finishes in. Question: when you have to paint multiple coats, how do you store/clean/prep your Finish Max? Do you have to clean each time? I spend 3-5 minutes spraying, then 10 minutes cleaning!
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    • Addicted 2 DIY says

      When I am waiting between coats, I clean the excess paint off of the tip of the nozzle and that is it. The coats don’t take too much time to dry, so I am able to paint a second coat before the paint inside the sprayer dries. I too plan to use my Finish Max Pro for paint from now on and my Finish Max for staining.

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  17. Tami L says

    We are in the middle of a total remodel of our basement, which includes all new doors. Instead of buying them prepainted, we have decided to save a little $ and paint them myself. The ProMax would be a great help! Also, using to prime and paint the space would be a snap with either one of these!

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  20. Kevin says

    I’d love to win one of these. The Pro would be great for painting the loft I’m planning for my 5 year old. He’s been asking for a bunk bed for 2 years now and this would help give it a much nicer finish that painting it with a brush or roller.

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  21. StePh says

    Oh my goodness, we have the same problem with our doors right now! I would love the sprayer you used to paint your doors, it has been this overwhelming thing that I haven’t bothered to tamper with but with this I think if could actually accomplish it! 🙂

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  27. Evie says

    I’d love the finish max pro—I have all the doors in my home to do and it’s so nice to hear from someone who has tried this particular product and had good results. Thanks for the info.

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  31. Lisa Grassetti says

    You did a great job on the ladder with the other version! I do like the Paint Max Pro I would have my hubby tackle the garage door and the front door of our house with this. He painted the outside this year and still need to do those things.

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  32. JhoQ says

    I would definitely love to to win the pro! It would make my love of taking on big painting projects so much easier!!!

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  36. PJ says

    Can you not take the doors down before spraying? i could see me take down doors… then never put them back up…

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    • Addicted 2 DIY says

      You can definitely leave them up, but it will be quite a bit more work with taping off and protecting everything around the doors. It was really easy to take the doors off and put them back on again.

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  46. Diane says

    Thank you for this opportunity. I would like either one but if I have to choose my preference would be the Finish Max Pro.

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  49. Kirsten says

    My house is in pretty desperate need of a new paint job so winning the Finish Max Pro would be such a blessing!

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  50. Ben Gardner says

    I have a plethora of diy and refurbished projects waiting to be finished but I dread painting. This would change my life !

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  60. Kara says

    I have all sorts of reasons to own a paint sprayer as we are finishing our basement remodel. Pick me, pick me! 🙂

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  62. Kaitlyn Busch says

    I’m so overwhelmed with the thought of painting my entire house (walls, trim, doors, etc) that I’ve put it off for over two years

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  67. tammigirl says

    Obviously, the Pro is awesome and I want it because I feel like it will make me better.

    I think it’s fabulous that you did doors to show this to us because I have been sitting around the past few weeks kicking myself about how I should really paint some doors in this place. The builder sneezed a little paint on them. The pantry door, especially, looks sad.
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  73. Lin says

    I really like the Finish Max Pro – it seems like it can do it all! But since I’m just brushing/rolling now, either would be a BIG improvement!

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  77. Amanda Shook says

    I can’t wait to transform our house by painting all the doors and trim in the house with the Homeright Finish Max Pro!

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  83. Sarah says

    The Finish Max Pro please….just moved into a new house and we have shutters and ALL 17 interior doors that we’re never painted when the home was built 10 years ago. This would make my life so much easier…..

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  84. Karin says

    Thanks for the review! I have a few doors & shutters I want to paint and have just started looking at sprayers.

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