Hardwood Door Finishing Guide

Wood Door FINISHING KITS

Refinishing Instructions for Wood Doors Prepare the door for refinishing: (If you are finishing a raw wood door, skip steps 1 & 2.) 1. The best way to remove the old finish and stain from your door is by chemical stripper. We recommend using a chemical stripper as this allows you to remove the finish without the risk of over sanding the wood door and moldings when removing the old finish. 2. Please read and follow all instructions provided by the manufacturer of the paint/chemical stripper. 3. When the finish has been removed, prep the door for staining by sanding it with a 220 grit sandpaper to remove small surface imperfections and handling marks. Always sand in the direction of the wood grain. 4. Wipe door surface with a tack rag to remove all dust. 5. Use a brush to apply stain to the door. The more stain applied, the darker the stain color will become. Allow 20 to 30 minutes to dry. Repeat application of stain until you achieve your desired color. 6. Using a clean cotton rag dampened with water, wipe the door carefully to blend any uneven stain color. Allow stain to dry completely. 7. Sand the door lightly with ScotchBrite ® sanding pad to remove grain raise. (Abrasive Material Aluminum Oxide, Grade Very Fine, Pad Color Maroon) 8. Wipe door surface with a tack rag to remove all dust. 9. Using a brush apply first coat of the top coat and allow to dry completely. 10. Lightly sand the door with 220 grit sandpaper between each top coat. Wipe door surface with a tack rag to remove all dust before re-coating. 11. For distressed finished doors ONLY, apply glaze coat with a brush or cotton rag. Wipe the door in direction of the grain with a clean cotton rag to remove some of the glaze until your desired color is achieved. Allow glaze to fully dry before continuing to the next step.

Wood Door Finishing Kits c an be used to stain and finish a raw wood door or to refinish a previously finished door. All kits can appoximately finish one complete 3’0” x 8’0” single door on all 6 sides. Choose from GlassCraft’s Traditional or Distressed Wood Door Finishing Kits. See details below.

Supplies Needed: 220 grit sand paper Natural brush for Stain Synthetic brush for Top Coat Tack rags Clean cotton rags

12. Using a brush, apply a second coat of the top coat and allow to dry completely. 13. Using a brush, apply a third coat of the water based top coat and allow to dry completely before hanging the finished door. Important: Door requires a minimum of 3 top coats (in addition to the base stain coat) on all 6 edges for proper protection. Be sure the door surface to be finished is satisfactory in both smoothness and color after each coat before applying the next coat.

TRADITIONAL FINISHING KIT

DISTRESSED FINISHING KIT

Stain

Top Coat

Top Coat Packed and shipped with 1 qt. size jug of Stain and Top Coat, and ScotchBrite ® sanding pad. (*Natural Kit does not include a Stain.)

Glaze

Packed and shipped with 1 qt. size jug of Stain,Top Coat, Glaze, and ScotchBrite ® sanding pad. (*Natural Kit does not include a Stain.)

FINISH

PART #

FINISH

PART #

Canyon Brown Traditional

# GCRKCBT # GCRKWWT # GCRKFGT # GCRKOGT # GCRKSGT # GCRKTWT # GCRKCHART

Canyon Brown Distressed

# GCRKCBD # GCRKWWD # GCRKFGD # GCRKOGD # GCRKSGD # GCRKTWD # GCRKSBD # GCRKBD

Winter Traditional

Winter Distressed

Forest Grey Traditional Owl Grey Traditional Slate Grey Traditional Timber Wolf Traditional Charcoal Traditional Natural* Traditional

Forest Grey Distressed Owl Grey Distressed Slate Grey Distressed Timber Wolf Distressed Sierra Brown Distressed

# GCRKBT

Natural* Distressed

Please note: Natural* Traditional and Distressed finish kits will not include a Stain; Do not use kits that are more than 1 year old.

For questions: Email orderentry@glasscraft.com or call 713-690-8282. Visit our website www.glasscraft.com for more information.

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