Stained Fiberglass Front Door
This tutorial contains finishing instructions for fiberglass doors which you can complete in four easy steps for a beautiful door every time.
Stained fiberglass front door. If your fiberglass door s stain coat is flaking chipping or peeling off unevenly you ll have to remove the layer before applying a fresh stain coat. Even though fiberglass is a bit more expensive it was actually more affordable than a new wood door with a storm door added. This is the procedure i will describe. If you kick a fiberglass door it won t dent or ding.
This means that the stain should not be semi transparent or transparent but opaque non transparent. You will need to experiment a bit with the fiberglass safe strippers available to you. Slather on the stain using a 2 in 5 1 cm foam brush. However they do need staining or painting every three to five years.
Medina zinc center arch lite stained walnut oak right hand fiberglass double prehung front door model 332991 400 15. Plus unlike a steel door it looks exactly like wood and you can stain it although it s a little more complex than staining a wood door. Staining a fiberglass door can be accomplished either hanging on the frame attached to each other and vertical multiple doors or on saw horses. Answer for removing dry gel stain from a fiberglass door plan on a day and a half 1 1 2 for stripping including the final rinse and any prep.
Fiberglass doors are attractive. Gel stain interior or exterior clear finish mineral spirits 2 natural bristle brush 2 foam brush latex gloves clean lint free cloth for removing excess stain stir stick. Feather river doors 74 in. Even better they require less maintenance and have fewer problems than steel or wood doors.
It should meet with the other requirements of stains for fiberglass doors. My preference when staining a fiberglass door is the vertical position and on the frame. This way i don t have to handle the door after staining. You can save a decent chunk of change by purchasing an unfinished fiberglass door as well as opening yourself up to a variety of custom stain options to.
Be sure to work the stain deep into the imitation grain pattern or any other textural detailing. Exterior stains since fiberglass doors are used for exterior use you need a stain that is made for that purpose. Feather river doors 63 5 in x81 625 in. Start with the raised and recessed sections at the center of the door.