Refurbishing a Door - Advice Please

[gsr121]

Please see pictures of my rather tired looking door to my garage.

DIY wise, I'm pretty good at following instructions, but don't really have much idea of what needs to be done in the first place.

Therefore, could I ask for some advice on how to refurb the door.

Step 1 I guess is to sand it down. Not sure after that though.

To bring the colour back into it, do I need to paint it, or just re-stain it? Could someone give me an idea of what product I should use on it, including any recommendations.

Years ago, I used Sikkens translucent wood stain, but I think this will not be sufficient now as the door has lost of lot of the original colour.

Thanks in advance.
G.

[gsr121]

[trev540]

I would give it a good sand down then 2 or 3 coats of Sadolin Extra. Teak is the nearest colour looking at your door or Jacobean Walnut if you want it a bit darker. Make sure you get the oil based NOT the water based version and thin the first coat a little with some white spirit.

[Simpo Two]

How about buying a new woodgrain effect UPVC door? You'll get a decent looking long-lasting maintenance-free door that actually fits and is more thermally efficient.

[Pheo]

Sand it down, paint it up, should come up nicely!!

[TheTardis]

Evening
If there is anything of value in the garage, I would recommend one of these....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/hinged-REMOVABLE-SECURIT...

and make sure the front garage doors are secure, either by roller shutters or one of those ground anchor bolt locks

Chris

[gsr121]

Thanks for the replies. Will go with the sanding down and use Sadolin Extra.

Couple of questions:
1. When I sand down, should the whole door be sanded back to bare wood, so when the stain goes on it has a consistent look?
2. When using white spirits in the first coat, how many parts white spirit to wood stain would you recommend?

As you can tell, I'm pretty clueless at this game!

Thanks
G.

[trev540]

Give it a good rub down with a coarse sandpaper.Tip about 25 mm out of the 1 litre can into a paint kettle or something similar and add same in white spirit, stir it in thoroughly then paint door panel first followed by glass beads then cross bars and lastly uprights. Throw remaining thinned stain. Next day rub down to remove any nibs but only use 120 grade paper or smoother then apply two more coats of stain unthinned. allow 12 hours to dry between coats. The darker colour will cover better but if you go for the lighter one you might need extra coat to get a even finish. 1 litre can will be plenty.Best of luck and remember if you can pi** you can paint so lots of people will tell you. Therefore I have made a good living out of pi**ing for the last 50+ years

[trev540]

Give it a good rub down with a coarse sandpaper.Tip about 25 mm out of the 1 litre can into a paint kettle or something similar and add same in white spirit, stir it in thoroughly then paint door panel first followed by glass beads then cross bars and lastly uprights. Throw remaining thinned stain. Next day rub down to remove any nibs but only use 120 grade paper or smoother then apply two more coats of stain unthinned. allow 12 hours to dry between coats. The darker colour will cover better but if you go for the lighter one you might need extra coat to get a even finish. 1 litre can will be plenty.Best of luck and remember if you can pi** you can paint so lots of people will tell you. Therefore I have made a good living out of pi**ing for the last 50+ years

[trev540]

sorry to repeat my self must have hit the submit key twice.

[gsr121]

Great, thanks for the advice, it was a case of rain stop play this weekend, but will get onto it over the next few weekends, subject to weather.

Will post up pics of the end result,

Thanks again.
G.

[gsr121]

Please see attached photo with the end result. I went for mahogany in the end as that matches the windows on the house. I still need to do the door frame.

A question if I may: The finish has come up quite shiny, which is fine for the garage door. I'm going to refurb the main house windows and doors next. They are in far better condition generally than the garage door, but a few have caught the sun quite badly. For the windows and doors, I would like a less glazed/shiny finish, is there a recommendation of what paint/woodstain I could use for them please? I will post pictures of condition if that helps.

Last time out with the windows and doors, I just used Sikkens translucent stuff, which produced a great finish. Just worried that where the paint has deteriorated on some parts, this will not be sufficient.

Thanks
G.

[gsr121]

[ShiningWit]

Looks very good, top job - maybe the mid and bottom rail could do with another coat perhaps as they look matt compared to the stiles.
I've used Sikkens and Sadolins (classic IIRC) and found the Sadolins to last longer. By now you will have realised that coating it before it blisters is a much better idea!

[wolfracesonic]

Looks better I hope you're not going to put that scabby old door handle back

[gsr121]

As suggested I think I will give the crossbars another coat, these were particulalrly weathered.

In short term the original handle will go back on, but will look to source a nicer one soon.

G.

[Simpo Two]

Nice job, well done.