Care & Finishing for Your Wood Door
Upon Receipt Of Door
Inspect your door thoroughly. Immediately check for squareness or warp. Do not cut, fit, or hang any door with any noticeable damage or defects. If any type of problem is found, notify the company from which you purchased the door for further instructions.
Storage & Handling
1. Before installing, allow 24—48 hours for the door to adapt to the general humidity and temperature conditions of your area. 2. Doors should always be stored flat, in a clean, dry, well-ventilated room. Protect from dirt, water, and abuse. If stored for long periods, doors should be sealed with a high quality sealer or primer. 3. Doors should be stored in a dry area, and must not be exposed to abnormal heat, direct sunlight, direct moisture, or extreme dryness or humidity. 4. Deliver to your building site after the plaster and cement are completely dry. Avoid prolonged exposure to heated or air-conditioned environments prior to finishing. 5. If the doors are to be stored on the job site, all ends and edges must be sealed with a wood sealer in order to prevent moisture absorption. 6. Doors should always be handled with clean hands or while wearing clean gloves, to prevent dirt and oils from penetrating the wood grains. 7. Doors should be lifted and carried, not dragged in order to prevent damage to the wood surface.
Preparation for Finishing
1. Prior to finishing, ensure that the building atmosphere is dried to a normal, interior relative humidity. Ensure that the doors have been allowed to equalize to a stable moisture content. 2. Doors must be completely finished on all 6 sides prior to final installation. Installation of an unfinished door will void the warranty. 3. To assure uniform moisture exposure and dimensional control, ALL surfaces must be treated equally. This includes front and back, top, bottom, and 2 sides. 4. Before finishing, cut, fit, and hang the door. Then remove the door and any hardware prior to finishing. When trimming the door, do not remove more than 1” from the bottom rail and/or ½” from the top rail of the door. Do not reduce the width of the door by removing more than ½˝ from either side edge. Removal of more than these amounts from the door will void the warranty. 5. Before applying the first finishing coat, sand entire surface lightly to remove handling marks, raised grain, or other undesirable blemishes. Use 120 to 180 grit sandpaper, and always sand in the direction of the grain. Spot sanding can cause the finish to appear splotchy. 6. After sanding, clean the entire door with a clean cloth to remove all dust or foreign debris. (Avoid caustic or abrasive cleaners). 7. Certain species of wood contain chemicals which react unfavorably with certain finishes, causing dark stain spots. Where possible, the finish selection should be tested prior to complete application. 8. Avoid very dark stains or dark colored paints on door surfaces exposed directly to sunlight. Dark colors induce warpage.
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