How To Refinish A Wood Front Door
Apply a coat of wood primer to your door and let it dry.
How to refinish a wood front door. Cost skill level start to finish 2 days. Sun wind and rain all cause the finish to deteriorate and wood to crack. Dip a 3 in 7 6 cm brush into your primer and begin spreading it onto your front door. Prime 1 half of the door at a time.
The staining on these doors is going to be hard to match. Refinish a solid wood front door by following these easy steps. Thank you on you door refinish guide. I can t believe it s the same door said chase.
I too have several doors to refinish these are on the inside. This will make it easier to complete the project and ensure an even application of all your materials. A high performance oil based varnish to highlight the wood s rich color and grain. Remove door hardware photo by kit latham.
It s more about the technique used rather than just matching a stain. You can give your dry and sun bleached wood door a quick easy makeover in less than a day. How often you need to refinish the door depends upon the quality of the original stain. Follow along as we refinish this dated dull entry door and give it new hardware.
If you want to know how to restain a door i have a quick solution that ll work for most stained wood front doors. A wood entry door takes a lot of abuse from the elements. Start painting the top right or left corner and work your way down to the bottom of the door. Stained exterior wood doors require frequent refinishing due to sun exposure dampness and inclement weather.
To begin to refinish a wood door you will need to remove it from the exterior door frame. They are solid pine wood interior doors. And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door. By mid after noon the door was ready for its new finish.