Apply final coat and reattach hardware after the finish has dried overnight gently hand sand it with 220 grit paper.
Restoring old interior doors.
On this weekend workbench segment blake sloane of the rebuilding exchange helps ryan restore a sad old door without sanding stripping or any hard chemical.
I glued and nailed each length of trim on the door to create a raised panel appearanc.
If the door has a window.
And your natural finish will look like new.
Dust and sand with 280 grit paper then.
You don t want to sand through to bare.
Remove as much of the old.
The screws used in the construction of this timber door were counter bored and the heads should have.
Carefully remove the wood cover of the casement operator or other piece of trim and use it to match the stain.
It s easy to fix the finish on windows when it begins to flake and fade.
How to restore wood doors 1.
Deep clean wood doors.
Lat it flat on a pair of sawhorses and cover the ground with a drop cloth.
Scraping sanding and restaining will only take about one hour.
How to restore old doors 1.
Take off all the door hardware including the knob hinges and latch with a screwdriver.
Brush on the second coat following the same order and let it dry overnight.
In this video i use inexpensive trim to update an old door in my house.
When that s dry.