oak door finish

psd99

psd99

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so I took the plunge and bought some decent oak doors

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(i know the door frames need some work too)

the doors look pretty good compared against the white door frames I absolutely love the finish.

Question is what product should I apply to these doors? Stain or varnish? I'd like something clear to show off the door etc.

any tips or products would be appreciated I'm thinking of taking these bad boys off one by one to paint them. They are heavy though! hurrrrr
 
nice looks good

guess this "project" will take a while then I got 5 doors to do at the moment but it will be 8 in total.
 
psd99 said:
nice looks good

guess this "project" will take a while then I got 5 doors to do at the moment but it will be 8 in total.
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My suggestion, paint them in situ. Taking it off doesn't help. Learned that when we did the upstairs firedoors.
 
psd99 said:
how is that a better finish though? the paint is likely to drip down etc plus I can't get to every single part of the door can i?
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If its dripping you are using WAYYYYYYYY too much. And the only part you wont be able to reach will be the bottom.. which nobody will see anyway :)
 
I'd use a clear, semi-matt osmo oil. You don't put enough on that it would drip and its very easy to use. Gives a great finish that is very tough.
 
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yep but it is conflicting reading about this on the net

many have actually used osmo oil on these exact same doors
but then why would the manufacturer write that?!
 
See if you can find a local door specialist that does pre-finishing.

We've just ordered 10 from a local supplier and he is spraying ours with a 10% sheen finish.
 
psd99 said:
yep but it is conflicting reading about this on the net

many have actually used osmo oil on these exact same doors
but then why would the manufacturer write that?!
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Osmo oil would definitely seal the doors, its used on oak flooring, kitchen worktops and furniture, its fine to use on any veneers. I'm guessing they are referring to cheap Danish oils that require loads of coats and re coating once a month for a year and once a year thereafter, which of course no one can be bothered to actually do, so to be safe they are recommending a varnish instead, which are apply and forget.

A varnish can look good as well as long as its not a really thick 'one coat' type. I used to use polyurethane varnish on furniture and thinned it down to build up the coats, knocking back with fine emery paper between coats. Always got good results. Only problem with varnish is that it'll more than likely yellow the oak, unless you go for water based.
 
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