Front Door Re-do

[glenn bradley]

A neighbor has a door that is pretty long in the tooth. IT is odd sized for reasons I do not know. The replacement cost was ridiculous. I am trying to buy him a few more years out of it.



There is some physical damage due to the door remaining in service once the finish had failed. I am not trying for "new", just hoping for acceptable.
Mostly done with finish here.



Tomorrow I will check it out and proceed as I will.

 

[David Johnson]

That looks very nice. Also wonderful to assist neighbor.
David

 

[Ted Calver]

Looks great and should buy many more years of service. Is it in a covered location?

 

[glenn bradley]

Well . .. it doesn't look "new" but I think it looks "better".



It is covered by a front porch patio cover and has a security-type screen door normally over it as well.

 

[glenn bradley]

In place.

 

[Tom Niemi]

Excellent!!!

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Looks really good from where I'm sitting!

 

[David Johnson]

Outstanding as always.
David

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Looks really good from where I'm sitting!

Ditto here.

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Looks good Glenn. What finish did you use ? We've found Man-O-War is the a great finish.

 

[glenn bradley]

Looks good Glenn. What finish did you use ? We've found Man-O-War is the a great finish.

Thanks everyone. @Dave - Coincidentally I did use McCloskey Man-O-War gloss; happy accident. The door had seen better days so I knocked the gloss down a bit with a non-woven pad to better hide some of the irregularities. 20-odd years ago the original finisher had written "minwax colonial maple" along the top edge. I just happened to have some on hand and the match was quite good; another happy accident. The door now stands on a covered front porch behind a security-style screen door so exposure is minimal. I imagine he'll get a few more years out of it now.

 

[Robert Horky]

Awesome job ... great neighbor you are.

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Thanks everyone. @Dave - Coincidentally I did use McCloskey Man-O-War gloss; happy accident. The door had seen better days so I knocked the gloss down a bit with a non-woven pad to better hide some of the irregularities. 20-odd years ago the original finisher had written "minwax colonial maple" along the top edge. I just happened to have some on hand and the match was quite good; another happy accident. The door now stands on a covered front porch behind a security-style screen door so exposure is minimal. I imagine he'll get a few more years out of it now.

Glenn we put on 3-4 coats and a good sanding between coats. The door you did should get 7 years at least.

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

I wish my neighbourgs were like you... Great job as always Glenn.

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Glenn this is one of our recent doors , Man-O-War is a fantastic product.

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Let everyone know, Man-O-War seals it's self with a 50/50 1st coat.

 

[larry merlau]

says to not thin dave what did yu thin it with.

 

[Dave Hawksford]

Turps