Here’s a simple way to take some of the frustration out of painting doors. As shown in the drawing, I drive a couple of nails into the top and bottom of the door (you could also use 3-in. drywall screws) and suspend the door between a couple of sawhorses. Once I’ve got one side finished, it’s an easy matter to pivot the door 180° and then paint its other side. And because the nail holes are on the top and bottom of the doors, they’re out of sight.
—Charles P. McCaudand, Hall, NY
Edited and illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #132
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Great idea. To take it one step farther, if you put one screw (or nail) in the center at the top and bottom and the second screw to the left of the first, once one side is painted, you can just unscrew the off-set screws and rotate the door, then re-insert the screws. That way you don't have to lift or even touch the freshly painted surface. By putting the screws to the left of center (facing the door), you end up with a screw on the hinge side, a screw on the latch side and two screws in the middle. Just be careful you have left enough room for the door to rotate 180 without hitting the horse or floor.
Bill Johnson
Costa Mesa, CA