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Prepare Door Jambs and Weatherstrips

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How to paint a door while not taking it down. Painting A Door.

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What happens here

The presenter explains that the door jambs have already been sanded to prepare them for painting. Due to previous peeling paint, two coats of PeelBond primer were applied, and the jambs were caulked to ensure a smooth, durable surface. Regarding the weatherstrips at the bottom of the door, while they are typically removed for painting, in this specific case, previous painters had painted over them. Therefore, they will also be painted over in this project to improve their appearance and match the new paint.

Goal: Ensure door jambs are ready for paint and address weatherstrip appearance.

Tools and materials

  • Sander — Sanding the door jamb to remove loose paint and create a smooth surface
  • Caulk — Sealing gaps and cracks in the door jamb
  • PeelBond Primer — Binding down loose paint and priming the door jamb

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twist it up here. The bottom uh weather strips. We usually pull the weather strips out. They'll usually just pop out and come down. on this house. The previous painters painted the weather strip and it doesn't look very good because it's half painted and I'm half not painted. So, we're actually just going to paint the weather strip to make it look better. We're going to close this door. We're going to leave it cracked just slightly so the paint will get around all the edges. The door jamb's actually been sanded and then it's been uh got two coats of peel bond on it cuz the door jam was in really bad shape with peeling paint. So, we put Peel Bond on it and cocked it. And then that will eventually be trimmed out with the white color. Um, I got the

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