Garage Door Advice

[Moley RUFC]

No one wants a balloon knot showing but sadly my doors are showing bad. Any advice to blend the knots back into the door? I do have the paint used by the previous owner bit do they need to be treated first (god knows why they weren't treated in the first place!)

[Rosscow]

Looks like they need a couple of good coats of stain.

There isn't a lot you can do - when the doors were made whoever made them filled the knots, probably with a 2 part wood filler. This was either a poor choice of colour or the colour of the stain has faded.

They've used some utterly st softwood though - so many knots!!!!

[Moley RUFC]

Reprint with the original stain or is there something I can use on them? What prep work is required to the existing coating?

[Rosscow]

Start with a good wash with some soapy water, then rinse off with the hose.

Let them dry for a day or two (providing you don't get any rain!) and then give them a really good rub down with some 120 grit sandpaper, making sure there isn't any flaky or loose stain left.

if you end up going back to the wood then stain with relevant base stain first.

Then put 2 coats of stain on, preferably with a very light rub down with some 150 or 240 grit paper in between coats.

Unfortunately I don't think there's a lot that can be done with the knots.

[Moley RUFC]

Even by recoating the door will still leave me with the knot issues? Might be better off getting another door as it looks ste