Decorating & Renovating
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Door painting

While I'm waiting for Roto Rooter to get here (been waiting since 10 am actually) I decided to finish painting my front door. I started painting it a few months ago but then it got cold and then I didn't have time. I have a question. The little glass arch window on the top has yellowed. I want to paint it white and there are screws on the inside of it (pics to follow). Has anyone delt with painting this? It's a hard plastic. I'm not sure if I unscrew it if the whole window is going to pop out then I'd have to re-culk it.

The Door almost done painting/drying:

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The arch on the outside (sooo ugly and dirty):

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The inside (where the screws are):

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I'd like to just take the plastic off and spray paint it. 

Re: Door painting

  • I have several doors like these and my painter never even considered not painting the screws. These screws are there to stay and no reason it should ever be removed (except if glass will get cracked one day). How ever if you really don't want these screws to get painted you can remove one screw at a time and paint that spot, then place back the screw and remove the next screw and paint that spot. You can repeat this to all screws like this you wont get the window to be loose either. But why bother? Just paint it quickly before Roto Rooter will arrive!!! By the way, that window should always be painted because if not it will turn yellow ( like yours) I don't know why people don't paint it.

    Good luck

  • Oh I don't care if the screws are painted I just wanted to know if I took the screws out if the whole window would come out. I'd love to just get the plastic parts off and give them a quick spray paint. My husband said just tape everything off and get the ol' paint brush out and do it the old fashioned way. I'm just lazy!
  • I have the same front door! And I learned the hard way that when the screws are removed the window will most definitely fall out. (luckily its not too expensive to replace!) but the window itself is glued like woah to the outside plastic piece so you'll still need to tape it. Definitely wait until you have a second set of hands to remove it!
    Steph and Chris, 6/26/10
    Planned Executed
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  • Yes it might fall out very easy! My advice is to cover around and around with masking tape that comes off easy and then paint it. By the way I would use regular paint not spray paint
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