How to varnish the door

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Wood is one of the most popular building materials. Of course, over time, wood was used a little less often, giving preference to more durable and durable materials. As an interior decoration, wood is unlikely to be replaced. Wooden doors can have special processing, as well as a variety of patterns. Despite all the positive aspects of the material, without varnishing the doors will start to deteriorate. The appearance and condition of the wood can significantly deteriorate, and it will be impossible to restore everything to its original state.

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varnish Features for varnishing the door surface

It should be understood that the varnish process is sufficientsimple, but incredibly responsible. Many owners still rely on the help of specialists, but extremely simple rules will help you easily make all the procedures yourself. It is important to know that first of all the application of varnish is not the improvement of the appearance of the door, namely, the actions aimed at extending the life of the material.

Of course, the door can also be painted, but it is the lacquer that can preserve the natural appearance of the wood component. At the same time, a little dark colors of varnish for wooden doors look really chic. In this case, much also depends on the interior of the home. In some cases, paint may come up, and in some cases, varnish. Experience shows that lacquered windows - not the best idea, from which under the influence of rainfall wood still begins to deteriorate and darken. The doors that are inside the room, after applying to the surface of the varnish, are really long, without losing their appearance.

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Basics for choosing wood varnish

As already mentioned, the varnish will help the doors not fade, not tarnish and do not exfoliate, as happens when using paint. It is important to know that the varnish is applied to the surface of the door in several layers. This ensures maximum durability of the surface. Varnishes are quite inexpensive, but there are also varieties of such coatings. Among the most popular varnishes are:

  • acrylic;
  • alkyd;
  • water-dispersive.

The last kind of varnish is used most often. It has many advantages over other species. To alkyd varnishes, in turn, it is better not to look closely, they have many shortcomings. Water-dispersion varnishes serve longer, and also it is much more safe in the plan of ecological component. The most important aspect of this varnish is fire resistance. This is the factor that is of phenomenal importance within the home.

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Preliminary actions of

Before you can varnish the door, you need to do some important things. It's worth to be attentive and look for cracks and chips on the surface. Such defects often appear during the transportation of doors. Nothing wrong with that. All these irregularities should be puttied. For the purchase of puttying, we need to know the grade of wood, and then already get the necessary material. Putty putty with a special spatula of small size. It should be ensured that after all these actions, even a minimal emptiness does not form inside the cracked crack. After this, sand the surface of the door. Our task is to make the surface of the door smooth. For this, it is best to take a zero-grade sandpaper and diligently process each millimeter of the surface. Practically on all grades of wood after careful processing the shining surface is created.

Application of varnish to the door surface

Before coating doors with varnish, you should know exactly how many layers to apply. This is an important aspect, on which the final quality can depend, as well as the appearance of the doors. Often 2-3 coats are applied. Each subsequent layer is applied only after the previous one has dried. Often the information on the required number of layers is provided by the varnish producers themselves, so before using it is worth reading the instructions on the jar of lacquer. Apply varnish with a normal brush, preferably large. If there are elements on the door that should be avoided during the application of the varnish, then it's worth using a paint tape. If it is a question of three layers of a varnish it is not necessary to put it in large quantities.

Lacquer dries quickly. The next day you can safely touch the door. Immediately after treatment, an unpleasant odor of the varnish will be felt, so it is better to ventilate the home.

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Important features of the

process In order to strictly take into account the consumption of lacquer material, you should again consult the information on the bank. Lacquer is applied incredibly simply, so this material in large quantities is not required. For a detailed calculation of the amount of varnish, it is necessary to know the surface area of ​​the door. The bank indicates the amount of lacquer, which is suitable for surface treatment with one layer.

If there are a lot of patterns and other complex elements on the surface of the door, you should buy several brushes at once. Unfortunately, a large-sized tool is not effective when processing small parts, it is worth considering this.

Other aspects of surface treatment with

varnish. Before to , it is advisable to coat wooden doors with lacquer, experts advise removing them from hinges and placing them horizontally. Due to this action, the application of the varnish becomes much more uniform than with the classical method. This option will take a lot of time to varnish the entire door. First we put the varnish on one surface, and the next day we turn the door and process the other side.

It is very important what kind of lacquer the door is covered with. Many also prefer a colored varnish, which gives the door a special saturation. Colorless varnish for doors is often applied after the surface of the door has been treated with paint. This step allows you to make the surface as smooth and truly mesmerizing.

The price issue when choosing varnishes is not particularly important. It is important to pay attention to the popular manufacturers, which for many years produce only high-quality products. Quality is the key word here, because the surface coating with lacquer means the maximum service life of doors with preservation of the original properties.

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