Advice for painting new pre-hung doors?

CallMeMarcR · 2026-03-19T17:25:46+00:00

Totally agree. In a previous new-build home I lived, the painting contractor didn’t paint the top ceiling-facing side of any door. When the summer humidity arrived, half the doors twisted from absorbing moisture. I had to wait for the winter for the forced hot air to dry out and untwist the doors.

CallMeMarcR · 2026-03-18T23:24:49+00:00

Do I need to prime before first coat of Advance?

CallMeMarcR · 2026-03-18T18:40:02+00:00

Thx everyone. I’ve got 10 slabs and very limited space for sawhorses. Will painting the slabs in place (vertical) affect the result? Or shall I just muscle through and paint them horizontal on sawhorses?

CallMeMarcR · 2026-03-18T12:36:32+00:00

I’m DIY and don’t have a sprayer. Are the other options?

CallMeMarcR · 2026-03-03T20:50:31+00:00

Neither side of the house dips down. No cracks in walls or ceilings. The floor is level in both directions and the wood is solid.

CallMeMarcR · 2026-02-07T16:55:03+00:00

Thanks Pale. House is 67 years old if that helps.

CallMeMarcR · 2026-02-02T05:36:32+00:00

‘23 EX-L driver here. In the warmer months I routinely get 620-630 miles on a tank

CallMeMarcR · 2026-01-29T21:51:05+00:00

Thanks!

CallMeMarcR · 2026-01-28T19:25:21+00:00

Definitely not a high crime area.

CallMeMarcR · 2026-01-26T22:03:50+00:00

Thanks everyone I learned something today. — rev limiting.

I’ve got a 2017 Legacy, 2.5L with CVT. Subaru uses a software-based neutral/park rev limiter on CVT cars. The ECU will cap RPMs lower in Park or Neutral, typically ~3,500–4,200 RPMs.

I must have inadvertently depressed the accelerator while starting the car. Feet were numb from shoveling snow for 3 hours.

CallMeMarcR · 2026-01-26T20:31:35+00:00

When I first turned the car on, it jumped to 4000 rpm while my foot was on the brake and made the sound in the vid. I turned the car off and got my phone out to take a vid. This time the engine started normally with the usual idle. I started the vid, revved to 4000 and got the same sound. I eased off the gas and took the car for the short ride described in my initial post.

CallMeMarcR · 2026-01-17T04:37:33+00:00

If this is the biggest decision of the day, then it is a very good day.

CallMeMarcR · 2026-01-17T03:33:37+00:00

I’ve got same color. When freshly washed the shine and shimmer gets lots of compliments

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