However there is usually enough clearance on a door for it to open and close after being painted.
Door sticks after painting.
A painted door may stick to a frame for many reasons.
Keep the door open for as long as it takes to allow every little nick and corner to become completely dry.
Why does my door stick after painting.
In the morning it takes a pretty hefty tug to get the door to open at all.
Photo by craig raine.
When the door was closed the paint stuck together then when it was eventually opened some of the paint from the jam got stuck onto the door creating a jagged buildup of paint on the door.
A door should be sanded sealed and painted and the paint should completely dry before the door is hung.
However even after waiting for more than a week before installing the new vinyl weather stripping on the door stops the door now sticks badly to the weather stripping when it has been closed for any length of time.
It can last for weeks after painting the latex takes forever to fully cure even though it s dry because of lack of air when the door is closed.
If it s the paint it will be obvious at the contact areas.
Don t immediately stick the paper in the door frame.
Leave the door wide open after you have finished painting it.
The paint job looks fine.
How to prevent freshly painted doors from sticking tired of closing and opening a painted door and having all your paint pull off.
How to stop paint sticking on doors and frames.
This can be a real problem for exterior doors with weather stripping.
You ll see the cross planting of the paint when it splits apart.
The length of drying time.
It s called paint blocki.
Tom s rule of thumb for keeping a door from sticking in the jamb is that the reveal the space between the door and jamb should be 1 8 to 3 16 inch wide or about the thickness of a nickel.
When looking closely you could see little peaks and valleys on the door that fit perfectly into the valleys and peaks on the door jam like a puzzle exposing the previous color of paint.
Powder your doors acrylic latex paint is notorious for blocking or sticking to almost any surface it is in contact with while it cures.
If you took the door off the hinges to paint it the problem may be you didnt line it back up properly when putting it back on though its not unheard of for coats of paint to cause the same issue.
This could well mean planning your day so that the door is painted in the morning hours and allowed to dry all day.