re: First paint

Just latex. But it’s BM regal, not some home despot crapola. Anyway, just like all paint jobs, the prep is more important. The very most important thing about painting a door is to paint all 6 sides. And the most important part of that with a rail and stile door is to heavily cover the ends of the stiles where the most moisture can enter and exit. I prime the top and bottom twice and I paint them 4 times. If I have to trim the bottom later I will prime it with BIN a few times before rehanging it. BIN dries completely in about 15 minutes anyway.

One thing I forgot to mention last night was that while cutting the latch plate mortise, I ripped off a big chip from the edge. I glued it back on and held it with blue tape then painted the other side first. Then I removed the tape after about an hour and sanded it smooth. Looks like nothing ever happened. LOL… One thing about painting is that it’s very forgiving. I guess the same could be done if I were staining, but I doubt it would be invisible.