Finishing A Mahogany Front Door

Tonybarr posted in general discussion on april 11 2002 01 54am i talked my brother in law into buying a beautiful mahogany front door for their new house.
Finishing a mahogany front door. The entrance door to my shop is a burned off oil finish leaving the wood exposed for 7 years as an example of what not to try at home the door hasn t moved a fraction and hasn t leaked a bit either. Feather river doors 2 panel plank cherry mahogany fiberglass prehung front door 719 97 719 97. Contact our help desk to get customization help. Left hand infinity 6 panel stained fiberglass woodgrain prehung front door with brickmould model fw s 32 l m b.
Lacquer is a top choice for finishing any type of mahogany. You can customize these solid mahogany doors and even more to achieve a great look for your opening at competitive price from us door more inc. They would like the door refinished with a product that will last for several years and look great without having to be stripped and refinished when it needs maintenance. Designing a distinctive house is now more accessible than ever with our extensive door collection.
Lacquer dries fast is durable and doesn t have that plastic feeling that is left over when shellac or varnish is used. In 1988 i installed a custom wood door with sidelites on the front of our home. Finished 1 stained 7 unfinished 1 brand. It was given five coats of stain for penetration and then sealed with polyurethane.
Stanley doors 4. Mahogany wood offers a high degree of strength stability and decay resistance making it an appropriate material for interior and exterior doors. The entrance door is made from beautiful mahogany varnished and painted twice. Stanley doors 32 in.
By the way 3 of 4 mahogany doors on my house are painted on the exterior. Evidentally his painter is just that a painter and does not know how to finish a mahogany door. Genuine mahogany with old masters dark mahogany penetrating stain it gives it a kiss of color more brown than red and darkens the pores for a very nice appearance for a more deep red color try merlot colored stain by zar. Now their builder is asking them how to finish the door.
I have been fighting with the finish ever since. We offer assorted mahogany doors for sale. This tropical hardwood. The odd one is behind a storm screen door.
Gel stain on mahogany might not be the best choice but you decide.