How To Refinish My Wood Front Door
This was the key to reviving my door.
How to refinish my wood front door. In 1988 i installed a custom wood door with sidelites on the front of our home. If you leave it too long in one spot you ll damage the wood. Scared of that tiny but fierce lady i did some research on how to refinish woodwork the easiest way possible. Sun wind and rain all cause the finish to deteriorate and wood to crack.
Restoration realities visits a 1925 colonial revival house that s in need of a front door upgrade. Keep the palm sander moving. Stained exterior wood doors require frequent refinishing due to sun exposure dampness and inclement weather. How to refinish a front door.
A wood entry door takes a lot of abuse from the elements. How to finish an exterior wood door penetrating stains and marine varnish are a good start but clear finished doors will still need occasional maintenance. Mahogany doors have an attractive and stylish appearance with their high quality wood reddish brown color and smooth grain. How to refinish a wood door 1.
If your door is looking a little worse for wear it may be time to. How often you need to refinish the door depends upon the quality of the original stain. That s how i found out about gel stain. A clean rag and wood cleaner like tsp or my diy wood cleaner gloves to protect your hands from the tsp and stain dropcloth 120 grit sandpaper mineral spirits to clean the brush how to restain a front door open your door.
Remove door hardware photo by kit latham before refinishing this scarred and flaking entry door painting contractor john dee sets it on padded sawhorses and takes off the hardware. How to restore a mahogany wood front door. A front door though can. A dis is how you do it production a how to strip sand stain and polyurethane coat a wood entrance door.
Follow along as we refinish this dated dull entry door and give it new hardware. With sidelites on the front of our home.