Film on the door

If you need to quickly update the interior or give old furniture a respectable look, there will always come to the rescue inexpensive for the price and easy to use material - self-adhesive film. It will help to realize any of your fantasies in the interior, and most importantly - without investing significant funds. This material is suitable for doors. Many traces of rubbing, scratches, faded colors and patterns, a film on the door will turn into a new palette of colors, filling the entire room. Today we will acquaint you with the main advantages of such an irreplaceable material and tell you how to glue the door with a self-adhesive film to transform the appearance of the room beyond recognition.

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Key features and types of film

Self-adhesive is the ideal material for decor. The film is often used to impart a new kind of cabinets, window sills, furniture, which has a plastic, wooden, ceramic, glass and plasterboard surface.

The material can be pasted walls and ceilings. Self-adhesive can solve problems quickly and without much expense.

Important! The film has different characteristics by color, texture and pattern on one side, and on the other hand it has an adhesive base covered with special glossy paper.

The main advantages of self-adhesive film:

• Not exposed to moisture and dust.
• No special care required. A film for pasting doors is easy to wash and wipe with a damp cloth.
• Easy to use. The material is very easy to glue onto the surface by yourself.
• Low price.
• Ability to radically change the design and hide the shortcomings of furniture.
• A wide variety of textures, colors and patterns. Self-adhesive has different patterns from imitation of natural wood and stone to abstraction. According to the type of the PVC film, the film can be:
  • Matte. Excellent for doors, as dust and dirt are less noticeable on the surface.
  • Glossy. It is mainly used for pasting furniture and decorative elements of the room.
  • With glossy and matt lamination.
  • Transparent.
• Does not smell. Unlike paint and varnish, the film on the door will not poison the air with a smell.
• Available in rolls of various widths and lengths. The width of the film in the roll can be: 45, 67.5 and 90 cm. The length of the roll can also be different: 2, 8, 10 or 15 meters.
• The decorative surface of the film is covered with a polyester layer that gives shine and protects from various damages.
• Withstands any temperatures.
• Does not burn out, and the paint on the surface remains bright all the time.
• The material is strong enough and durable.
• Does not spoil the surface of the applied surface.

Kinds of

Depending on the material from which it is made, the film for pasting doors is of two types:

• Paper. This material is not suitable for use in the bathroom and kitchen.
• Universal thick film. The material fits perfectly in any interior and is suitable for any room.

Important! When choosing a self-adhesive, pay attention to how the paint stays on the film. Draw a hand across the surface - if there are traces of paint left on the palm, the material will quickly lose its color and brightness.

Cons

It is worth noting, though inessential, but still the disadvantages of the self-adhesive:

• Before the labeling of the material, it is necessary to prepare the surface in advance.
• Unable to reuse.
• In case of incorrect and inaccurate application, the film may depart from the surface.

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What kind of film to use for finishing doors?

For sale are both single-color varieties of material, and products with different invoices and patterns.

Important! The choice of invoice and drawings depends on the purpose of the room. Some manufacturers offer even author's stickers from famous designers, but the cost of such material will be quite high.

The following types of PVC foil are mainly used for door finishing:

• Simple monophonic, with a matt or glossy surface.
• Metallized. This material is used to provide information protection of objects. A strong film for pasting doors has a mirror surface.
• Decorative. This type of film simulates different types of wood, metal, stone or mosaic.
• Three-dimensional. This type of film is installed mainly on interior doors.
• Fluorescent. Very often such material is applied to the glass surface. The film glows in low light.

With the characteristics and varieties of the film sorted out, and now we will get acquainted with some peculiarities of its gluing.

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How to glue the self-adhesive film on the door?

Before proceeding to the gluing process, you should prepare the necessary tools and carefully prepare the very basis of the door. Let's start all in order.

Required Tools

For work you will need:

• Ruler.
• Metal corner.
• Measuring tape measure.
• Marker or pen.
• Construction knife or sharp scissors.
• Diffuser with water( to adjust the position of the film).
• Rubber spatula( for leveling the glued coating).
• Hairdryer. The household appliance is necessary for the processing of corners and protrusions.
• Sandpaper, plane, primer and putty to prepare the door surface( if necessary).
• Wet and dry cloths.
• Tool for removing the door from the hinges.

Preparing the door for pasting

In order to work comfortably, it is better to remove the door from the hinges and dismantle the hardware on it: handles, locks, latches, etc.

Important! If the door has a glass, then first remove the beads and dismantle the glass surface. In order not to suffer after the pasting of old staples, you will immediately acquire new ones.

So, the door is removed and ready for processing. For the film to lie perfectly, follow these steps:

1. Sand the plane of the door leaf with sandpaper if the surface of the door is flat. If the door leaf needs to be leveled, then you have to work hard.
2. If the paint is peeling off on the surface of the sheet, then remove it with a spatula.
3. Small cracks, potholes on the surface of the canvas, fill with putty and let it dry.
4. The bulges are removed by the planer.
5. Sand the surface to achieve maximum smoothness.
6. Wipe the door leaf from the dust with a dry rag.
7. Wash the cleaned surface with a soap solution to degrease the surface. You can use detergent for washing dishes for this purpose. Add it to warm water and rinse with a cloth.
8. Allow the door to dry.
9. Treat the door leaf with acrylic primer.

Important! Before working with the film, check how tightly the door closes. And if necessary, remove a little from the ends to provide a small gap for the thickness of the film. This preliminary work is necessary in order to avoid any wear of the material in the future when closing the door, because even a self-adhesive and thin, but it has its own thickness.

Instruction for gluing the door with a film:

1. Mark the required material. Using a tape measure, determine the dimensions of the door, apply the appropriate measurements on the film for pasting doors with a marker or handle. Along the edges do not forget to leave a margin of 2-3 cm. In the case where the width of the film allows, make a marking taking into account the ends of the door. For ease of marking, manufacturers applied millimeter paper to the back of the film.
2. Uncover the film on the strictly delineated lines with a clerical knife. The edges of the material must be flat. If the door is deaf, the cutting process will go faster. If the door has a recess under the glass, then cut it in stages, in parts.
3. Begin the pasting from the top of the fabric. Separate the protective film gradually, no more than 10 cm.
4. Attach the film to the top of the door leaf, glue it.
5. Smooth the glued area with a rubber spatula or a soft rag, just like you do in the case of wallpaper - from the middle to the edges.
6. Slowly, for 10 cm separate the protective layer, move from top to bottom, in parallel, drive the bubbles with a rubber spatula or cloth.
7. Wrap the film on the end of the door. You can glue the ends before processing the main cloth - for this, wrap a small strip of material from the end to the canvas.

Important! If you decide to glue the material on the butt together with the entire fabric, then do not forget to take into account its dimensions when cutting.

1. Use a sharp knife to trim excess material. Do this carefully, very carefully.
2. Cut openings for the lock, handles, other removed accessories.
3. Insert the glasses, attach them with glazing beads( if you removed them).
4. Give the door time to adapt and dry.
5. Insert all hardware.
6. Decoration loops.
7. Hang the door on the hinges.

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Useful advices for

It should be noted that it is extremely difficult to re-film the film, so use the following guidelines and small tricks in the process of work:

1. Immediately before applying a self-adhesive film to the door, apply a soap solution to the surface of the blade with a spray gun. This will allow you to move the sticker if necessary. At the final stage, use a rubber spatula to remove the remaining solution from the film.
2. If during the gluing bubbles formed, gently prick them with a needle, blow off air accumulations, smoothing with a soft cloth. Another option is to get rid of the bubbles - heat the problem area with a hair dryer, and then carefully clean it again.
3. To self-adhesive well pressed against the base, protrusions, angles dry the dryer. The film on the door will melt slightly, so it will lie flat on the surface.
4. Self-adhesive is ideally placed on the lacquered sheet, however, if in the future you are going to remove the film from the door, do not cover it with polyester or primer varnish.
5. If you later want to remove the sticker, then use a hairdryer. Well warm the film - the glue will disconnect from the base. Use for this purpose can be as a normal hair dryer, and industrial or fan-heater. After the film becomes soft and begins to lag, poke the corner, pull the cover over.
6. A proven way to remove the film is to wet the surface with hot water. Thoroughly treat the surface with water, and after a couple of minutes, separate the coating with a knife or spatula. Remove glue residues from the surface using alcohol or a solvent.

Important! Self-adhesive film has many advantages, but most importantly - it is universal, can be used to decorate any surface:

• Manufacturers recommend the use of a film for the cladding of budget materials such as chipboard, MDF, PVC, which often have a completely unimpressive appearance and wear out quickly.
• Self-adhesive can be used for metal doors. If someone does not like the graceful gloss of iron, then the doors can be given a traditional wooden look.

Thanks to the film, you can completely transform any door leaf and update the entire interior of the house. Use the tips and recommendations described in the article, and you will not only update the entire design of the room in the shortest time, but also improve the durability of the door.