Hello,
I had a hardwood door and frame (Iroko) made for the front of my house.
The door was treated with cuprinol wood preservative at the shop, and with thomsons waterseal after installation.
Even though the info on the waterseal tin says one application is good for up to a year, I find that the door starts soaking up rainwater every 4 months after an application of waterseal, so I give the door a coat of waterseal every 4 months.
The door has not been painted. I don't want it painted. I selected iroko because it turns golden brown in daylight.
I've noticed that over the last 6 months, the door has started to bleach a lighter colour where the rain has got to it at the bottom:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/goodproducts101/IMG_0544.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/goodproducts101/IMG_0543.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/goodproducts101/IMG_0546.jpg
I've obviously missed something here. I thought that 3 coats of waterseal would be enough to protect the door, but it has not worked.
1. Why is the door bleaching where the rain is getting to it?
2. What can I do to stop this process.
Protecting the door from the rain is not an option, it's my front door.
I also don't want to paint it, unless there is a clear matt lacquer available.
As an aside, I made a small stand out of meranti hardwood for a large plant pot, and this sits next to the door. Went into service at the same time as the door. I gave the hardwood stand a single coat of waterseal when it went into service and then left it. The timber started out deep brown and has now gone almost white. What seems to have happened to the meranti pot stand is happening to my door at a slower rate.
Is the above bleaching normal for hardwood?
Thanks.
I had a hardwood door and frame (Iroko) made for the front of my house.
The door was treated with cuprinol wood preservative at the shop, and with thomsons waterseal after installation.
Even though the info on the waterseal tin says one application is good for up to a year, I find that the door starts soaking up rainwater every 4 months after an application of waterseal, so I give the door a coat of waterseal every 4 months.
The door has not been painted. I don't want it painted. I selected iroko because it turns golden brown in daylight.
I've noticed that over the last 6 months, the door has started to bleach a lighter colour where the rain has got to it at the bottom:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/goodproducts101/IMG_0544.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/goodproducts101/IMG_0543.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/goodproducts101/IMG_0546.jpg
I've obviously missed something here. I thought that 3 coats of waterseal would be enough to protect the door, but it has not worked.
1. Why is the door bleaching where the rain is getting to it?
2. What can I do to stop this process.
Protecting the door from the rain is not an option, it's my front door.
I also don't want to paint it, unless there is a clear matt lacquer available.
As an aside, I made a small stand out of meranti hardwood for a large plant pot, and this sits next to the door. Went into service at the same time as the door. I gave the hardwood stand a single coat of waterseal when it went into service and then left it. The timber started out deep brown and has now gone almost white. What seems to have happened to the meranti pot stand is happening to my door at a slower rate.
Is the above bleaching normal for hardwood?
Thanks.