How To Stain A Wooden Front Door
It s more about the technique used rather than just matching a stain.
How to stain a wooden front door. Step 4 apply the varnish. They are solid pine wood interior doors. This new wood door was stain grade fir meaning it was milled accurately and with finer wood requiring very little sanding before stain is applied. So i did a minor touch up by re sanding the door applying the stain where needed then applying new coats of varnish.
To ensure you have a smooth rich looking wood exterior door complete this step in one application. This is a lot less work than staining the door originally so it wasn t too bad. And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door. Now you re ready to enjoy the clean look and added resiliency of a freshly painted front door.
Before staining a wood door take it off the hinges remove all the hardware and sand the door if it s been painted or stained previously. You can give your dry and sun bleached wood door a quick easy makeover in less than a day. Ensure that the wood exterior door is completely dry before advancing. Once the paint no longer feels tacky to the touch replace all hardware and have someone help you reattach the door to its frame with the hinge pins.
Align the hinges together while replacing the pins. The staining on these doors is going to be hard to match. At the end of the re application my door was as good as new. Once everything is ready put on protective eyewear and gloves and make sure you re working in a well ventilated area.
How often you need to refinish the door depends upon the quality of the original stain. It has gorgeous grains and came nearly ding free. Consult the instructions provided with the stain to see how long the product will take to dry. Thank you on you door refinish guide.
With water based varnishes re application on outdoor surfaces is a fact of life. The cost of the unfinished door was under 400 and special ordered from my local home improvement store. Let your front door dry before reinstallation. If you want to know how to restain a door i have a quick solution that ll work for most stained wood front doors.