Wait for the barn wood to air dry for at least 1 2 hours before sanding it.
Refinishing old barn doors.
The door also creates interest with its rounded top and original mail slot.
Clean simple lines are generally just what a barn needs.
The last step to clean and refinish your reclaimed wood is to properly seal the wood.
If you don t want to change the look or color as much use a clear matte polyacrylic.
Then to get rid of bumps or imperfections press 220 grit sandpaper against the wood s surface.
Use fine steel wool to remove the finish from the details in the door.
If you don t want to change the look or color as much use a clear matte polyacrylic.
The pop of color will make it the focal point in a room painted in more neutral tones.
Spread a coat of gel type stain on the surface of the door using a brush.
Rinse the finish with a rag dampened in mineral spirits.
Barn doors have their own specific style.
Wire brush pressure wash be sure to let dry thoroughly before doing any finish sanding and or finish.
I used minwax polycrylic water based protective finish in clear satin you guys this stuff is amazing.
With the door resting on padded sawhorses use a random orbit sander with 80 grit paper to quickly remove what remains of the old varnish and sun baked flakes of wood.
On this weekend workbench segment blake sloane of the rebuilding exchange helps ryan restore a sad old door without sanding stripping or any hard chemical.
Make sure not to use too much.
Sand the dry barn wood down for a smoother surface.
Set the door on a pair of sawhorses.
Once the wood was dry from its cleaning i used a regular paint brush and sparingly applied the minwax finish.
Sand the wood again with 100 grit paper then 120 grit.
When refinishing or maintaining barn doors make sure to remember that the function of the structure is more important than fancy flourishes or complex woodwork.
Here are a couple techniques we use.
The old front door was repurposed into an eye catching barn door red sliding pantry door.
There s no sense in going any finer dee says.
Here are a couple techniques we use.