Anyone that has an old solid wood door should consider restaining it before they toss it out for a new door.
How to restain a french door.
Choose a finish and apply first coat.
And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door.
You can give your dry and sun bleached wood door a quick easy makeover in less than a day.
With water based varnishes re application on outdoor surfaces is a fact of life.
While it s still on the sawhorses seal the door s bottom and top edges with a coat of finish.
How to stain wood doors.
This is a lot less work than staining the door originally so it wasn t too bad.
Then put the door back on its hinges before applying the first coat.
How to stain an interior door.
Wood doors are a welcoming and classy sight in any home.
Seal door edges before rehanging photo by kit latham.
If you want to clean up old doors or finish new doors learning to stain the properly is a great diy project for experienced home improvement experts and.
If you want to know how to restain a door i have a quick solution that ll work for most stained wood front doors.
At the end of the re application my door was as good as new.
So i did a minor touch up by re sanding the door applying the stain where needed then applying new coats of varnish.
French doors are an investment that is well worth the work of refinishing if you find a set in need of care.
Some of the old wood from 50 years ago or longer is harder than today s wood and will stand up to refinishing beautifully.
Otherwise there s no practical way to rehang the door without damaging the finish.