The EASY WAY to Refinish a Door!
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You don't necessarily have to remove a door to refinish it. This video shows how I refinished my 8' tall alder front door.
Products I Used:
Watco Dark Walnut Danish Oil - amzn.to/3uE2OW5
Epifanes Matte - amzn.to/3wx9re2
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Thank you for all the content you provide for us all the ungrateful strangers in the internet. People dont appreciate enough the effort that people like you Marc with a C, put on to these videos. After finding you in youtube and listening all the woodtalk episodes twice now I have a strange one way relationship with you. Cant even describe how much i've learned from you. Got to thank also Shannon and Matt and Matt...
I attempted this a few years ago on my front doors, but definitely picked up a new tip or two from this video. Appreciate the humor as well. Good video! Thanks Marc!
Before you said it was an 8’ door I thought to myself “damn he’s a little fella, then I thought, how little is Cremona then because you’re taller than him !🤔” lol door looks great Marc, thanks for the good information!
the blocky new handle really goes nice with those studs on the door... all around, cool refinish, and yeah, dig the matte instead of gloss!!!!
I'm amazed that you didn't have a drop cloth. Lol Looks awesome though!!! I'm a newbie at this. I'm refinishing our 65 year old doors.
That looks great Marc! I like the epoxy and packing tape tip, definitely going to use that trick!
I learned that from my buddy Jory Brigham. It's a cool trick when you have no other option.
@@woodwhisperer it will certianly come in handy at some point I'm sure!
That’s going to solve one of my issues as well. Whew!
You guys did a GREAT job. Looks wonderful.
Very good job. Excellent. You did it right. As for me I like the varnish you used. I also like automotive urethane has to be sprayed but dries faster and lasts longer. Excellent work.
I love that entry way. Great job! I think I may build a new front door.
Thank you so much, hopefully my doors will turn out as great-looking as yours!
That was a lovely inormative and helpful video so thank you Amusing as well great Job I don't think my door will look that good.
This is timely for me, my door looks like it's recovering from the world's worst sunburn
Didn't know I have you as a housemate 😂
Thanks, we just purchased a Solid Oak Door, it was a beast installing. 😬😬😬😬
Fantastic work on this one Marc!
Thank you video was very helpfull. Project done like a PRO.
OMG I swear I could smell the dust when you were sanding 😂. Nice work and great tips!
Nicely done Marc! 😃👍🏻🚪👊🏻
A few different ways to do it than I would but turned out really nice 👍🏽 that repair disappeared nicely. Good call on the filler in the screw holes.
man i'd love to be a fly on your shop wall,, the stuff i'd learn ... great work as always!
I might watch this one again just to hear the new pronunciation of Epifanes 😂
here for the thumbnail, stayed for the content.
As nature intended......apparently?
Marc, useful and entertaining video, as always. I noticed that in applying the finish, you worked opposite to the way I do in two ways, and I'd like to know your logic. You work bottom to top, and you also finish the beams first and then the big panels. I go top to bottom to catch any drips as I go, and I finish the panels first because their corners, decorative cuts, and bevels need a lot of poking, and brushing out for coverage and smoothing, which can easily result in finish getting on the surrounding beams. So if I've already finished the beams, I have to go aver them again, but if I haven't, it's easy to incorporate any overshoot when I finish them. And since painting the beams is such a fast, smooth, straight-line process, it's easy to keep from slopping paint onto the panels. Sorry to go on like that, but I'm curious. Now I need a beer.
I wish he’d have answered.
There’s still time before I start my project. Hint hint
Thanks for sharing those tips!
You bet!
Ill second that Marc. It looks Great! Thanks!
Great video. I have been looking for this info for a while to get my door done.
Thanks dad! ☺
Pretty fantastic work, dude! It really turned out beautiful! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks! You too!
Nice job! One small tip from a painter/front door refinisher, remove the weather stripping! I do it 99% of the time. There are those doors frames that just don't wanna let go of it, but most of the time it comes right out, I do my work on the door, close it and go home for the day.
Most Excellent!
AW MAN!!! Great tutorial! I just wish you showed a side-by-side before and after pic fading out at the end of your video. I forgot what the before looked like but my work break ended so I didn’t have time to rewind it and see until I just now got off of work, three hours later. That was brutal on me. 😉
That is a gorgeous door.
Did you do anything to address the edges and particularly the top and bottom where there is some exposed end grain? I’ve heard that those areas can really affect how much the door expands and contracts if left unsealed.
I've been working on my front door for a few weeks now. The boss is not happy 😆
haha yeah you have to get these things done fast but it's pretty tricky. Mine took a total of two weeks due to "other things."
Why are you not happy?
The boss is welcome to do it themselves like I’m getting ready to. But I’m “volunteering” because I actually like doing this sort of thing. Cheers to having OCD! It really does come in handy. I do a detailed and thorough job. 😝
Looks nice. I would have used a drop cloth to protect the inside floor and outside brick entryway...just in case of a spill or drip.
Thought you were going to replace the metal dodads with Greene & Greene ebony plugs. Lol 😝
Great work! I enjoy your videos.
Great job and thanks for the video. I notice the wreath didn't go back up at the end. Are you looking for trouble from the boss?
Great DIY, Marc~! Something I need to do myself...the door along with the wood around the sidelights. Not sure what kind of wood ours is, but doesn't matter...a much needed "redo".
Thanks for the video~! Also, can't believe how big Ave has gotten and so cute~!!
The door looks amazing. This is just one DIYer’s opinion, but if I have the time, I definitely prefer refinishing exterior doors in place. It saves the hassle of having to rehang at night after each work day and/or possibly needing a second person to help carry and/or flip it to and on the work surface.
Man, I really could have used that packing tape over the epoxy on vertical surface tip about two days ago...
I like the way you used the apoxy to fill the knot. Would that work on a long crack on a panel?
I have some minor gapping between a few panels. I’m wondering what I should use to fill them.
You are pretty funny. Thanks for video
thanks
I noticed that on an earlier video your refinishing formula was different. You used a combination of linseed oil, naphtha and less Epifanes. Is there a reason for the change, leaving out the oil and using primarily Epifanes?
You mentioned a blotch control method, try a 1 or 1 1/2 pound cut shellac, in other words a “spit coat”. Works wonderfully especially on end grain.
It does work well on end grain, but not as well on face grain. I mean, it works, but the solution I used here works a lot better.
Some tall guests you have coming over!
That's "two Cremonas" high!
Is that 2 crm??
I remember this house from an episode of “MTV Cribs”.
Impressive front door. You didn’t show working on the hinge edge - always protected so no work needed? Mine did, and I found the pressure from closing the door - even after extended drying time during the day damaged the new finish. Thanks for the video!
I didn't show every step but I did mention it during the sanding phase.
That's a big a** door! lol
I refinished my (fiberglass) front door last year and faced the same issue about whether to attempt it in place or not. I came to the conclusion there was no way I could do it without removing the door. Too many winged critters (flies, mud daubers, etc.), in my area to leave the door standing open all day. My solution was to cut a sheet of MDF the same size as the door opening and using carriage bolts from the outside, bolt it to "mdf securing strips" that spanned the door frame on the inside. Nice and secure. The front door rarely gets used so it wasn't a big deal. Good thing - even with the door off, it still took a couple of weeks. (It was trashed from the partial sun it gets about 8 months of the year. To make it even more difficult (for me anyway), the door has a big glass oval in the middle of it - staining around that oval and trying to get it to look smooth and "natural" was not an easy task. Came out pretty good, though. From my research, not all stain works with fiberglass so I used Old Masters stain which is purported to and about 4 coats of their Spar Marine Varnish. Hopefully, it'll last a couple of years (won't let it get out of control again) Door looked great, Marc!
I have a west facing door that gets a lot of direct sunlight and has a window in it as well (with a lot of trim) and just curious what you would recommend as far as the finish. Would the epifanes be a good option?
groovy job
ohhhh, the door is 8ft tall... I thought you were standing in a hole at first. That is enormous.
There is a small step up into the house so I am down a few inches during the intro. But yeah, it's a big one.
Festool DTS would be great for those nooks and crannies
Which water based finish did you use in the blotching mix? Thank you.
Cute little critter😂
I’m in the process of finishing a new mahogany door. So when you did your comparison of outdoor finishes (for furniture), my takeaway was that you preferred penetrating rather than film forming finishes for outside. But you used Epithanes (I much prefer your pronunciation over commenters) on this door. Why did you go this route? Love your videos. Thank you for all you do!
The important message in that outdoor finishes video was the power of UV. This door gets no direct UV exposure. In the instances I used Epifanes where the piece was in shade, the finish has held up very well.
@@woodwhisperer Makes a whole lot of sense. My door has about a 4 foot over hang, but faces the East, so it gets direct sun on the bottom third every morning. I think I’m going with an exterior finishing oil on the outside portion to avoid UV damage I may get with a film forming top coat per your outdoor furniture comparison video. Thanks again!
If I’m restraining the same color, do I still need to sand it down to raw wood, or can I just sand it to clean and smooth the surface?
Can I use the same technique for refinishing a fiberglass door? The guy I hired to do it flaked on me months ago.
How are you liking the Mirka
It’s a very good sander. My comparison review will be up on Friday.
I had my door refinished and looked great and after a couple of days it bubbled in various spots What went wrong
If only Wood Talk titles were this descriptive...
Bite your tongue!
@@woodwhisperer "Messing with Strippers and a Thick Finish" would be a much more Wood Talky Title :)
Could you use the same finish process for a dining table?
I am getting ready to refinish my front door and the new hardware will leave a hole. I see in the beginning of this video that you have filled in a hole from old hardware but what was that process? I want to make sure it will blend with the stain!
doesnt the raw wood want to soak up the danish oil? you coverd it up with the anti-blotch glue mixture, and applied the danish oil second, so the raw wood doesnt absorb the oils. Wouldnt that have been better? to let the wood soak up the oils
What makes Epiphsnis better?
omg Ava is so damn cute haha. I miss when my daughter was that age, now she's just a smelly teenager :D.
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Nice work and good info. I'm lost when it comes to sanders. What are your thoughts on orbitals vs others?
And again, nice work.
Thanks Tim. If you build furniture, buy a random orbit sander. That's all I use.
"the nooks and crannys are okay , don't need to be sanded down to bare wood" .... translation - "they are a pain in the ass" .....
Hey Marc I have the same door that has some graying areas, will those sand out and restain. Thanks
Denver? Is that in Denver? How's winter up there (if so)? I'd like to know. Your formula (Danish oil and varnish) looks to be working good. Is it reliable for canadian winters?
How the heck do you decide what stain will match best? Did you apply it to a small inconspicuous area first and then wait for it to cure etc?
I've worked with danish oil and alder enough to make an educated guess. But it's really just a matter of experimentation. Best to have a piece of scrap material to test on so you don't have to do the test on the door itself.
Why does the door look much lighter than the Dark Walnut color shown on the link?
The cross panels were quite a bit darker, then all of a sudden at end, they turned light. Something is not true
Was Shaq the previous owner of the house?
Do you have a video on making the door? I need to do that part so I can get to this part in 5 years.
I don't. This one came with the house.
I have a very similar looking door, but made of ash. It also has the black clavos and deep grooves. Mine was made by Jeld-Wen.
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marc, what happened to your old rotex sanders? they would have come in handy right about now
I still have them. Want to buy one? Honestly they are powerhouse sanders. But they are also heavy, unbalanced, and would have been a nightmare to use on a vertical surface. If I had the door horizontal, that's the tool I would have used.
My door looks very much like yours. But it has black marks on it. Once restored, how do you maintain it? Reapply the top coat once every 2 years?
I plan on just keeping an eye on it for a while. Once I see some fading or enough surface blemishes that I want to do something about it, I can lightly sand the door and reapply a coat of the Epifanes.
@@woodwhisperer i also sanded my alder door to base wood few years ago and after staining it i have been applying tung oil on it yearly.
Did you have any off-gassing issues with the interior side of the door? I imagine it was pretty strong for the first couple of days, right?
It wasn't bad at all. I applied the finish in the morning and by the time the kids came home from school the smell wasn't noticeable until you were right up on the door. We had a string of gorgeous days and the cross-breeze through the house was really effective.
How long for blotch preventive to dry?
Dilo Bien!!!😀
It wasn't the pink wreath for me it was the mask for protection 🤣
Did you just get the Mirka? I'm really enjoying mine.
A few months ago actually. We'll have a review up soon.
@@woodwhisperer cool!
Any details someplace on your homemade blotch control formula? Have you replaced Charles Neil's blotch control with this?
I have a video coming out soon. And yes, that is my replacement.
I have a hundred year old door. Working on it now
That joke was pretty good
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Can we have a house tour?
Uhhh...no. I'm already uncomfortable with how much this video revealed, lol.
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Those aren't medieval stud things. Those are Greene & Greene accents!
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Zelda !
There's a joke in here about a "hung position" but I'm not sure I wanna be the first one to make it.
I've heard strippers can get expensive too.
Well, the dollars add up.
I think I'd just buy a new door
First one to like
Staining doors is ridiculously confusing. I give up!
This does not look like TWW Live. 😢 #holeinmyheart
Ummmm, you're putting too many videos out at one time. Can you please slow down (shoulder shrugging emoji)
*Words I have never read in the comments on my channel.