I glued and nailed each length of trim on the door to create a raised panel appearanc.
Restoring old interior doors.
Lat it flat on a pair of sawhorses and cover the ground with a drop cloth.
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.
The screws used in the construction of this timber door were counter bored and the heads should have.
Scraping sanding and restaining will only take about one hour.
When that s dry.
It s easy to fix the finish on windows when it begins to flake and fade.
Remove as much of the old.
You don t want to sand through to bare.
Wearing gloves pour some wax and polish remover into a bowl.
And your natural finish will look like new.
Take a pad of fine steel wool to.
Deep clean wood doors.
Take off all the door hardware including the knob hinges and latch with a screwdriver.
Apply final coat and reattach hardware after the finish has dried overnight gently hand sand it with 220 grit paper.
Dust and sand with 280 grit paper then.
Brush on the second coat following the same order and let it dry overnight.
Pull the hinge pins and take the door down.
In this video i use inexpensive trim to update an old door in my house.
Carefully remove the wood cover of the casement operator or other piece of trim and use it to match the stain.