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If the the door has flaking/cracking paint or bubbling I'd probably strip it to the wood and start with Zinnser cover stain.
That’s where I’m starting then!
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Infrared stripper like the speedheater cobra would be a good buy. Even if you use it to strip the door and sell it on. One big advantage of infrared on exterior woodwork like front doors is getting the sap out of knots, it just boils out and that helps avoid bubbling later on.
One downside to stripping entirely is you might get movement in the panels once they're painted, expansion or contraction. If they contract you get unsightly unpainted lines.
Airhead
Normally they can be lightly sanded, zinsser 123+, under coat to match the top coat (i.e. same manufacturer, appropriate tint), 2 x top coat of choice. I usually hand brush them because they have panels so a roller is a bit less effective, you can use a mix of brush and roller if you struggling with a modern acrylic eggshell.
Lots of options in top coats though, gloss/eggshell/various sheen levels/oil based/acrylic etc..
If the the door has flaking/cracking paint or bubbling I'd probably strip it to the wood and start with Zinnser cover stain.