6 panel right hand unfinished red oak wood prehung interior door with nickel hinges 2 model sip0000008924.
Staining wood panel doors.
6 panel left hand unfinished pine wood single prehung interior door with nickel hinges.
Select a door stain appropriate for the wood.
There s no sense in going any finer dee says.
Use a stain brush for liquid stain and a soft cotton cloth for gel stain.
Apply stain to the top side of the door with even wiping motions that follow the wood.
Sand the wood again with 100 grit paper then 120 grit.
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On interior doors you must use interior stain and varnish.
We re using a wipe on oil finish as the sealer.
Staining the door dip a staining pad in wood stain and let the excess drip back into the bucket or stain tray.
Some people think a gel stain is appropriate for smaller areas while others prefer poly stains for their versatility.
Roll the stain on and follow up with a brush in the direction of the wood grain this will even out the stain and work it into the wood.
Apply the stain on one face of the door in long even strokes working with the grain of the wood.
Always use a good quality stain with a petroleum base such as minwax craftsman mixing the stain according to the manufacturer s directions.
Sanding sealers dewaxed shellac and wipe on finishes will all do the trick.
How to stain and finish a door finishing expert teri masaschi shows us how to properly sand and finish two untreated interior doors.
The key is to apply a thin base coat to partially seal the wood before wood staining.
Solid wood doors with solid wood raised panels our solid wood doors are individually constructed in the wood species and style of your choice.
Most stain manufacturers make prestain conditioners but you ll get better results with the method we show here.
Use a foam roller and work our of a roller pan.
Model sip0000008771 329 99.
Allow the stain to dry see label and proceed to varnish or polyurethane.
Corner damage is the worst kind of damage that can happen to exterior wood doors.
Precise joinery and painstaking sanding of wood that is hand selected for color and grain combine to create architecturally correct doors fit for the finest homes.
Tools and materials use.
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It has gorgeous grains and came nearly ding free.