I mainly looked at three products waterlox marine finish sikkens cetol and watco exterior wood finish.
Front door wood varnish.
Keep the front of your home looking pristine by protecting your wooden doors and windows from the weather.
I chose to remove the old varnish with an orbital hand sander.
I have researched to find the best finish that has uv protection mildewcide is easily applied.
Q what is the best way to finish an exterior wooden door.
It s just so beautiful how to refinish a wood door 1.
From a finishing standpoint exterior doors rank right up there with decks as the most complicated surfaces to protect and maintain as a critical high traffic barrier between the interior and exterior of a home the finish on a.
For refinishing start with 80 grit sandpaper to remove old flaking varnish.
For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.
Removing the existing varnish.
Three coats later it gleamed like aged mahogany.
A high performance oil based varnish to highlight the wood s rich color and grain.
Our range of wood stains provide up to 10 year protection and are quick drying.
Steps to applying varnish on doors.
This is the most important and difficult part of the whole job.
Highlight the natural grain of your wood with clear varnish that won t yellow over time.
The varnish and paint on the bottom third of the door is crackling.
Another option would be to use a chemical stripper.
You can approach varnishing a door as an afternoon project or as one worth two or more days of your time and the difference is immediately noticeable.
The team then removes the lockset from the door.
View all exterior wood varnish.
They will then sand the exterior of the door to remove old paint and finish.
Protect your wooden doors and windows from rain frost snow and sunshine.
At that point they will add stain to the marine finish which ensures beautiful restoration of your door s color.
When applying varnish over raw wood use 220 grit sandpaper.
Patch any holes or cracks in the door with your wood filler.
I can t believe it s the same door said chase.
A scott burt owner of topcoat finishes a high end residential paint company in jericho vt responds.
Remove door hardware photo by kit latham.