How do i get a nice gloss finish on my back door?

Paint on my door frame is flaking.Just painting over it is not an option.Any suggestions please?How do i get a nice gloss finish on my back door?
I'll assume it is the exerior side of the door.





Sand it back to a sound surface.





Apply knotting to any exposed wood knots.





Spot prime any bare wood.





Apply one oil-based undercoat





Apply two oil-based gloss coats, the second coat must be within 36 hours of the first (48hrs max).





The best paints are oil-based and would be Dulux or Sikkens. Sikkens AZ Rubbol has the highest gloss I have ever seen, but can be tricky to apply.





(If you were painting the interior of the door you would put two undercoats and only one gloss.)How do i get a nice gloss finish on my back door?
Well, if you're re-painting it, then you need to scrape what's coming off, sand the edges of the scraped areas to smooth the surface some %26amp; then what I'd do is prime the bare wood w/an oil primer (this is called a spot-prime)%26amp; if you really want it to last re-prime the whole door w/an oil primer %26amp; then finally put two top-coats in a latex of the appropriate sheen on top of that.


The wood has to be dry before any priming should happen or the whole thing's an exercise in futility.


If you're worried about potential lead in the paint or don't like prep-work you can take it somewhere to be stripped chemically %26amp; that'll leave you w/a door that mostly needs just sanding, tho' my favorite tool for something like this is the silent paint remover which uses infrared to heat the wood %26amp; break the paint bond that way, but it's a pricey option if all you're concerned with is this door.
You need to prep it properly. That means scraping off all the flaky bits, then sanding with wet and dry/sandpaper. Fill any damaged areas with a two part wood filler %26amp; sand flat. Prime any areas of exposed wood, and areas that you have filled, then 2 coats of undercoat - oil based is best. De-nib, ie, a light sand with finer wet and dry to get rid of any minor imperfections. Lastly 2 coats of really good quality gloss paint. Do not use the one coat stuff, it looks OK to start off with, but not for long. If you are in the UK, my favoured brand of gloss is permaglaze. It's really hard, shiny, and does not discolour. You have to watch out for runs though, since its very liquid.
Take it back to the timber.


Sandpaper thoroughly to minimise imperfections


Remove all dust


Apply a good quality Primer with a quality brush


Allow to dry


Apply a good quality Gloss sparingly/evenly with quality brush


Allow to dry.





Best Wishes
If you're painting it, use a high gloss paint. If you're not, you can by a clear gloss that you just paint on at any hardware store.
sand down....prime...undercoat...gloss...(but don`t bother in this weather...much too cold...you will never get a gloss finish..it will go flat)..some bad ';I know what I`m doing'; advice on this list...
to do it properly strip it first then prime then undercoat then gloss follow drying times carefully a fair amount of work but worth it if you want it to last
listen to bohemian on this 1. she nailed it.