Interior doors

[Judom]

Hi,

I have recently moved into a new house with interior wooden doors.

I have had to replace one.

I want it to 'paint' it to look like the others. What do I use? varnish, stain etc?

Also how do I ensure the same colour, just get a colourt chart from the shop?

Thanks

 

[thermostadt]

That’s a tricky one to answer because without knowing the finish on the other doors it’s all but impossible to tell you what to finish the new door in to make it look like the others.

Where did you buy the door?

If it was from a DIY shed then what is the door called?

 

[Judom]

Thanks,

I don't know where the doors came from sorry.

What do you use to 'paint' interior doors, is it stain?

I have tried to upload some pics

 

[Judom]

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[thermostadt]

Nice doors.

There’s a lot of different treatments for interior doors. If they are left as wood then the usual finish would be varnish, or a stain.

Much more than and I’d be guessing and you don’t want to mess up your doors. It really is hard to see from the piccies what they have been finished in. there does seem to be a sheen on the left door, which would suggest a varnish finish. Do you not have any of the packaging left?

Even if you found out it was finished in varnish you need to find the right make and type used. Varnish comes in many different colours and finishes.

One piece of advice about finishing the doors – you can tell when a proper job has been done because the top and bottom of the doors have been done, not just the faces and edges. This is for a reason. You need to fully seal the doors to stop them from warping. If you just do the faces and not the top and bottom you run the risk of moisture in the air getting into the door and making it twist.

The only thing I can think of, which is a lot of work and a pain, but if you really want them all the same is to re-do all the doors.

Sorry I can’t help more.

 

[Judom]

Thanks for that, much appreciated