Applying primer to your garage doors and frame.
Varnishing old wooden garage doors.
You will need to either sand or strip all the old varnish off.
For refinishing start with 80 grit sandpaper to remove old flaking varnish.
If your wood door has an old paint finish or other kind of varnish that you want to remove there are a couple of options.
Whether you have a new interior wood door that you plan to stain or whether you have an existing one you have already stained you will want to add a protective coat of varnish to complete your project.
There s no sense in going any finer dee says.
Sand the door in the direction of the grain.
Staining the door is appropriate if you ve removed an old finish or you re varnishing a new unfinished door and it gives extra ultraviolet protection to an exterior door that gets sun.
Sand the wood again with 100 grit paper then 120 grit.
Remove old paint or varnish.
Rot in frame of wooden garage door once sanded stripped and repaired give all areas a good brush over to remove any dust and then a wipe over with a damp cloth and the sugar soap solution.
Wolmans a l acrylic latex might work ask a paint store if it will work on varnish.
To varnish your wood door follow the steps below.
Allow to dry completely.
This additional step will not only protect the door s surface but will add an attractive glossy finish.
You can sand the old varnish off a very time consuming task.
We carry a variety of wood doors from the classic swing open carriage garage doors to carriage house wood doors with the appearance of a classic swing open door but with the convenience of a standard sectional garage door.
A stripper with sodium hydroxide might work you re going to have to test it.
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.
Lux garage doors carries a variety of wood garage doors handcrafted from the finest species of wood by craftsmen here in the usa.
Or a heavy duty paint stipper that mentions varnishes polys.