How To Stain French Door
How to stain and finish a door finishing expert teri masaschi shows us how to properly sand and finish two untreated interior doors.
How to stain french door. Apply stain to the top side of the door with even wiping motions that follow the wood grain. Staining the door dip a staining pad in wood stain and let the excess drip back into the bucket or stain tray. I think i stained first then sprayed the other side white. Remember also that pine will darken over time just the nature of the wood.
The other thing with a french door is that you are not staining a huge expanse of wood. Painting the french door the best way to paint french doors especially if they have old glossy paint on them is to start with a coat of zinsser bin shellac based primer. The grills were a bit of a trick to stain one side and have the other side white. Tools and materials use.
Allow the wood to dry thoroughly before applying finish sanding it lightly if. Wipe down the surface with a wet rag. Just around the edges. Let the wet stain remain on the surface of the door until the wood.
Carefully sand the entire wood surface of the doors until they are smooth and all of the existing varnish and paint has been removed. Saturate the exposed door. Water based finishes are somewhat more environmentally friendly but can also result in that peach fuzz texture that.