Refinishing Raised Panel Doors

Flat front doors and drawers are easily refaced but if yours have raised panels routed profiles or other architectural detailing you can opt to buy new unfinished doors and drawers and stain them along with your cabinets.

Refinishing raised panel doors.

It s so easy in fact that this clip can present a complete overview of the process in just over two and a half minutes time. Lay the door across the. Start by removing the cabinet doors drawers and all hardware. Raised panel cabinet door refacing raised panel cabinet doors have a center panel that s raised to the same height as the doorframe.

Sand the side and front surfaces of the old cabinets. Remove the door from the jamb. Use two hands and apply only gentle downward pressure to reduce the chance of an accidental slip gouging the wood. Use a short thin screwdriver and a hammer to drive the pins out.

Finally rinse with clear water and allow to dry. Clean the cabinets with a mineral spirits dampened rag to remove surface contaminants. Sand the cabinets with 80 grit sandpaper to remove bumps and roughen the surface. Usually with a refinish job sanding is awfully time consuming especially on raised panel doors.

Pull the scraper with the grain. Place the door flat across two sawhorses. For more and better information take a look. Leave the hinges on the jamb.

Then thoroughly scrub them with a 50 50 solution of household ammonia and water. This free video diy guide provides some much need help. Use a drill driver to unscrew the hinges holding the door to the jamb. I first strip using goudey paint or lacquer then scrape it off wash with diluent and sand.

In this case just wipe a coat of your finish on the edges of the panel to seal and saturate the wood s color before assembly. Use a hand figuring out how to go about refinishing a pine door. Use mdf for the panel and glue it in place when you assemble the door. Set up the sawhorses outside or in the garage.

If there s some dye stain left in the wood i use chlorine bleach which is good for removing dye stains without affecting the natural color of the wood. How to sand raised panel doors. Remove the hinge pins out of the hinges on the interior side of the door. Avoid sanding inside if possible.

Happily refinishing a door is easier than you might think.