Refinishing Old Wood Doors
Allow it to sit for the recommended time before scraping the stripper and old finish from the door.
Refinishing old wood doors. Use fine steel wool to remove the finish from the details in the door. Cost skill level start to finish 2 days. A high performance oil based varnish to highlight the wood s rich color and grain. A wood front door is a great feature when it comes to your home s curb appeal.
The most common repair that needs to be done on antique doors is usually patching old hinge gains and latch holes with a wood dutchman. Wood finisher john thomas is doing just that at the 1904 brownstone in brooklyn new york owned by karen shen and kevin costello. Spread a coat of gel type stain on the surface of the door using a brush. Hi anna it sounds like that wood would be a great candidate for this treatment.
I hope to strip the brown paint from them and use them to replace the cheap tacky ones in the toilets. Flat head screwdriver sawhorses tack cloth cotton rag fine grit sandpaper. Dee who has worked on many this old house television projects attacked the splotchy surface with sandpaper and scrapers until the old pine door was as fresh and as fragrant as the day it was built. With regular maintenance your.
An antique door is a unique problem because it s a small enough job that it seems fairly easy but important enough that you don t want to mess up since doors are so highly visible. Rinse the finish with a rag dampened in mineral spirits. Follow along as we refinish this dated dull entry door and give it new hardware. However years of exposure to sunlight rain snow and frost can significantly damage an exterior wood door and leave it looking worn out.
Sun wind and rain all cause the finish to deteriorate and wood to crack. A wood entry door takes a lot of abuse from the elements. Buy me a. By mid after noon the door was ready for its new finish.
I was given some old solid wood panel doors. If it s high gloss like you mention though you will need to lightly sand it enough to remove the shine before you apply this. You don t have to sand all the way down just enough to remove that high gloss finish if you are trying to keep a wood finish. If you have an old house blessed with artful millwork you can always breathe new life into it with proper cleaning or refinishing methods.