Fiberglass Door Finishing Questions

Fiberglass Door Finishing Questions

Questions about the finishing or refinishing of fiberglass doors. This includes staining as well as painting.

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• Damage to fiberglass door. - I stained a front door and 2 sidelights, waited 3.5 days, applied a coat of Zar polyurethane, waited 24 hours applied another coat of poly, waited 36 hours, masked sidelights with blue 3M tape to paint jamb. After 1 hour, pulled tape off and enti...
• Stain fibreglass door darker. - I have a new fiberglass front door, mahogany wood grain look, I want it darker. Can I stain it darker right over the existing color?
• Re-Staining a Fiberglass Door that's had some of its original primer removed. - So here is my problem. I tried staining my new fiberglass door, using gel stain, in cold wind. The result was horribly blotched. After a lot of searching, I decided to remove the stain and try again fresh. I used CitriStrip spray, plastic bristle ...
• Gel Stain on Fiberglass Door - I have used Minwax Chestnut on a fiberglass door; I haven't applied a coating of this yet, can I use a lighter stain to lighten the darker stain as it doesn't match the other Trim and Baseboard in the house
• New Fiberglass Door - New construction, new front fiberglass door. Do I need to put any paint/primer before applying my gel stain? I am getting conflicts on application. Looks like I may have to do it myself, due to cost I have been quoted ($500.00 per door) Also, can ...
• Discolored Fiberglass Door - We have a new Masonite fiberglass entry door that was discolored by the chemical that the brick mason used to clean the brick. I think it is muratic acid. I was planning on staining it, what can be done to bring the whole door and sidelights bac...
• Sanded Fiberglass Door - I got instructions from minwax.com on how to stain and clear coat a fiberglass door. I have one coat of the clear coat on and sanded to put a second coat on. I did not realize you are not supposed to sand at all. The Minwax instructions told me fo...
• Striping and refinishing fiberglass front door. - The fiberglass front door needs stripping in order to restain and finishing with top coating. Steps,products to use?
• Removing paint from a Therma-Tru Smooth Star Door - I put a coat of latex paint on a Therma-Tru Smooth Star door and now would like to remove the paint an start over. Unless told otherwise, I was going to use 000 steel wool with soapy water.
• Stripping exterior fiberglass stain - I had an exterior fiberglass door installed and stained. The contractor said it was sealed but has since dulled out and is dry and brittle. I want to refinish it but the can't color match it. So I bought a new gel stain but don't know how to remov...
• Fiberglass door refinishing. - Can I sand to remove old finish and stain to prep a fiberglass door, If not then WHY!
• Refinish a fiberglass door with artist oils. - I had to strip a too dark finish off a fiberglass door using a gentle stripper, cleaning with lacquer thinner, sanded lightly with 220 paper and restaining with artist oils for a richer finish. The inside held up beautiful but the exterior peeled ...
• How to strip a stained fiberglass exterior door? - The door is stained and has a polyurethane coating. the stain has begun to wear in spots so instead of just recoating it I would like to strip it down and restain. Do I use a regular paint stripper?
• Refinishing previously stained fiberglass entry door. - Our fiberglass door was finished with a wood stain and spar varnish and now needs to be refinished. What process would be best used to refinish the door?
• Paint over a stained fiberglass exterior door. - Can I paint over a stained fiberglass exterior door? If so, how?
• I have a new fiberglass door, how do I stain it? - I have a new fiberglass door how do I stain it? I plan on using Olympic gel stain.
• Fiberglass door was stained wrong color. - I have a fiberglass door that has been stained. The stain is to dark. Can it be lightened or removed to start over? The door has been stained for many days.
• Can I restain a fibreglass entry door? - The fiberglass door is a fruit wood stain color. I want to match other doors nearby, stained a darker oak color. Which product should I use?
• Removing old stain from a fiborglass door. - I have used Magic stripper for a fiberglass door and it removed most of the stain, but there is still a lot on the door. What else can I use on the door so it will make it look smooth so i can restain it.
• Lighten the gel stain on a fiberglass door. - I have a fiberglass door I stained with Gel stain. I would like it to be lighter than it is, but am not sure if there is anything I can do to lighten it, any ideas? Does anyone know if you can lighten the gel stain on a fiberglass door? Topcoats h...
• Fiberglass Door - Just bought and install a new Fiberglass door, The sales person at the Home Depot told me to used regular car wax in order to keep the door looking new. Should I follow his advise or should I just go ahead and finish it with Clear Varnish.
• Stain color too dark on our fiberglass door. - We just stained our fiberglass Thermatru door and the color is TOO DARK. We have not put the topcoat on yet. Can we lighten the color a little bit? by using the lacquer thinner? OR? The Thermatru door has been nothing but a NIGHTMARE!! they are...
• Can I use gel stain on a already stained fiber glass door? - I have a fiberglass door that has been stained. No finish coat. I have recently heard about gel stain. Is it too late. What do I need to do to prep the door for gel stain.
• Removing Dry Gel Stain From a Fiberglass Door - Painter did a very poor job using a gel stain on a very expensive fiberglass and leaded glass door. It looks pretty bad and I would like to remove the stain and have it redone by someone that knows what they are doing. Is it possible to remove tha...
• What is the very best way to paint a smooth-star fiberglass exterior door by Therma-Tru? Use alkyd or latex paint? - I just bought a brand new smooth-star exterior door from Therma-Tru. The door is for my back-north facing-patio. We live in northern Utah where the weather can literally range 30-40 degrees in one day. The door-for the most part-does not get a lot...

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