Door Sanding Service

Smooth out chipped paint and imperfections from previous paint jobs.

Door sanding service. Sand the door smooth. Scotland door stripping is a well established company with more than ten years of experience in paint removing everything from doors to furniture. It consists of cleaning sanding smoothing and washing the surface of the door. Start with a light sandpaper or a sanding sponge 180 or 220 grit.

14 apply at least one finish coat of latex or oil based enamel paint to. To get a smooth working surface scrape off any peeling pieces and sand down the old paint until the surface of the door feels even all over. Sand the door again with 150 grit followed by 220 grit sandpaper. Dust and sand with 280 grit paper then put on the final coat.

Old wooden doors generally need sanding and priming. This will roughen the surface a little and allow the primer to adhere better. It may seem like a lot of work but it shouldn t take more than five minutes when the door is flat on the sawhorses. Brush on the second coat following the same order and let it dry overnight.

This is usually the most time consuming tedious part of the project. Apply one to two coats of penetrating stain wiping off any excess. After the finish has dried overnight gently hand sand it with 220 grit paper. Whether the door surface is flat or a bit contoured when it comes to a sanding a door things can get pretty intricate.

Moreover there are several categories of sanders available in the market for example. For the smoothest possible topcoat hand sand the entire door after the primer and between coats of paint. This is needed for health and saftey reasons also prepares doors for sanding and any finish. It doesn t mean that you have to be an expert while using a door sander all that you need is the best suitable sander for doors which will make your demanding applications very easy.

Start with a medium 120 grit piece of sandpaper and then work your way up to 220 grit paper. Sand the dried primer lightly with 150 grit sandpaper to remove high spots and drips and to scuff the surface of the door. Fiberglass door refinishing slight different process than wood doors we use a special trip process process rather than sanding so we don t destroy the faux wood grain molding on fiberglass door also we use a special gel stain process and colors are somewhat limited in the gel stain selection however the final finish. Once the full refinish service has returned your door to a good as new condition we can help you keep it that way and the maintenance service is designed for that purpose.

Apply two or more coats of spar varnish allowing each coat to dry. You don t want to sand through to bare wood dust the door and wipe it down with a tack cloth.