How to stain pine doors we re going to lay the door flat either on the floor if the hardware is not yet attached or across a pair of sawhorses.
Staining pine french doors.
Apply a coat on stain.
We also stained all of the pine woodwork including our 6 panel pine interior doors using minwax s early american colored stain.
Apply the pre stain conditioner according to the manufacturer s instructions.
It has the beauty of the defects knots and grain pattern but some pine has almost no grain pattern.
Pine softwoods and veneer doors will stain a bit more evenly if pre sealed but don t overdo it or the door won t take any stain.
Stain is optional on pine.
Paint evenly with the door laid flat so the stain won t drip down the wood grain and stain at awkward intervals.
Paint the stain onto the wood with the grain using a lint free cloth folded into a pad.
Use a good quality pre stain wood conditioner to reduce the possibility of a blotchy looking or uneven finish.
Ask your paint professional to recommend a pre stain wood conditioner stain and finish coat for windows and doors.
Dip it in the tin and smother it across the timber.
See pre sealing wood.