Dust and sand with 280 grit paper then.
Restoring old interior doors.
You don t want to sand through to bare.
How to restore wood doors 1.
Brush on the second coat following the same order and let it dry overnight.
Deep clean wood doors.
Remove as much of the old.
I glued and nailed each length of trim on the door to create a raised panel appearanc.
Apply final coat and reattach hardware after the finish has dried overnight gently hand sand it with 220 grit paper.
Lat it flat on a pair of sawhorses and cover the ground with a drop cloth.
Take a pad of fine steel wool to.
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.
And your natural finish will look like new.
Pull the hinge pins and take the door down.
Wearing gloves pour some wax and polish remover into a bowl.
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.
In this video i use inexpensive trim to update an old door in my house.
If the door has a window.
Take off all the door hardware including the knob hinges and latch with a screwdriver.
Carefully remove the wood cover of the casement operator or other piece of trim and use it to match the stain.