How to Refinish Bathroom Doors

All it takes is a little effort and a few layers of paint to bring new life to your bathroom door.  This is something that you can do in just a single day if your refinishing products dry quickly enough. 

Things That You Will Need

• 2 sawhorses


• A screwdriver


• An orbital sander with both medium and light grade sandpaper


• Bathroom primer


• Paint or stain


• Polyurethane


• A small paint roller

1. Set up two wooden sawhorses side by side in order to create a work surface where you can lay the door down to sand and paint it.


2. Take the bathroom door off of its hinges.


3. Put your door on the work surface that you have set up.


4. Remove all of the door’s hardware, including its doorknob.


5. Use a rotary sander to sand both sides of the door with a medium grade sandpaper.


6. Remove the sanding debris.


7. Sand the door again with light-grade sandpaper to remove any scratches that may have been left by the medium-grade paper.


8. Use a damp cloth to remove all of the sanding debris.


9. Apply a coat of primer or stain.


10. Allow the primer or stain dry.


11. Flip your door over and repeat paint the other side.


12. Allow this side to dry.


13. Add as many layers of paint or stain as necessary.


14. Finish with a coat of polyurethane to seal and protect your bathroom door.


15. Reattach the hinges and the doorknob.


16. Re-hang your bathroom door.