Sanding will also clean off any smudges and marks out of the wood.
Staining a sliding door.
Wipe the door down.
Before you paint or stain the interior wood surface sand it with fine sandpaper or steel wool.
Be sure to finish the door edges if you are painting a wood grain fiberglass or steel door sidelights and glazing frames no priming is necessary.
Let your door air dry.
Remove dust particles with a soft dry cloth apply a pre stain before staining for the best results on interior pine.
Start by sanding the door in the direction of the wood grain with 220 grit sandpaper.
A stain and gloss that you like stain tray pads sponges or a bristle brush gloves rags and sandpaper.
Staining a door is a very easy do it yourself project.
Rehang your stained door.
Paint or stain the.
Most hardware can be removed by unscrewing a couple of philips head screws and should come off quite easily.
To avoid staining the door knobs knockers locks and other hardware it s important to unscrew everything that s connected to the door and remove it so you can stain the wood and only the wood.
Use a high quality oil base stain oil base paint or latex paint.
Staining a new wood door door ready for staining image source sand the door.
How to stain a new wood door.
Everything you need to stain the door can be found at a local home improvement store.