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While still in Idaho I came across a great deal on a new solid wood mahogany exterior door (slab only) with beautiful cut glass windows in an Arts & Crafts style. I've seen these doors going for around $600, I paid substantially less. We purchased it wanting to install it but then decided to sell so it went into storage. We purchased a used fiberglass door in the same style to boost the curb appeal for the sale.
Now that we are getting settled in the new home we want to install the door. Where it will be installed it will face west and there is little to no overhang of the roof and no porch to offer protection. We don't get intense afternoon sun as there are quite a few trees, but the weather here always comes in from the west and southwest so it can get hit with rain and snow.
As noted, the door is mahogany, heavy veneer face. My thought is to give it a light sanding, a couple of coats of dewaxed shellac and then a few coats of a good exterior varnish with a UV inhibitor.
So, is this a good course of action and who makes the best, longest lasting, exterior varnish?
Now that we are getting settled in the new home we want to install the door. Where it will be installed it will face west and there is little to no overhang of the roof and no porch to offer protection. We don't get intense afternoon sun as there are quite a few trees, but the weather here always comes in from the west and southwest so it can get hit with rain and snow.
As noted, the door is mahogany, heavy veneer face. My thought is to give it a light sanding, a couple of coats of dewaxed shellac and then a few coats of a good exterior varnish with a UV inhibitor.
So, is this a good course of action and who makes the best, longest lasting, exterior varnish?