treating stripped doors

[andy2306]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if you need to or can treat stripped doors once they have been dipped?

If so what would you use?

Andy

 

[xerxes]

Sand, seal the knots then prime and paint them.

 

[andy2306]

thanks for that, but i want to stain or leave wood "coloured" just wondering if they need sealing/waxing/varnishing after they have been stripped

 

[Mark Br]

I've had several doors stripped recently. I'm no expert, but I'm very pleased with the results so here's what worked for me.

Leave the doors to dry thoroughly. I sanded and waxed the 1st door when it appeared dry and found that a white acid stain came through about a week later. I left the others around another week and after sanding didn't have any problems.

I waxed the doors. I sealed them 1st with sanding sealant and then applied wax. If you are varnishing rather than waxing a diluted coat of varnish should have the same affect as the sealant.