Refinishing Raised Panel Doors

Use a short thin screwdriver and a hammer to drive the pins out.

Refinishing raised panel doors.

Use a hand figuring out how to go about refinishing a pine door. Clean the cabinets with a mineral spirits dampened rag to remove surface contaminants. 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. Remove the door from the jamb.

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. This free video diy guide provides some much need help. Pull the scraper with the grain. Small razor sharp scrapers reach into corners across narrow profiles and on the end grain of raised panels where no rotary sander can safely go.

Place the door flat across two sawhorses. 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. Usually with a refinish job sanding is awfully time consuming especially on raised panel doors. A recessed border between the frame and the center panel has space for decorative carved detailing which will also be featured on the drawer fronts.

A solid wood panel will not work here because you can t glue a solid panel in place. Use two hands and apply only gentle downward pressure to reduce the chance of an accidental slip gouging the wood. Sand the cabinets with 80 grit sandpaper to remove bumps and roughen the surface. For more and better information take a look.

I first strip using goudey paint or lacquer then scrape it off wash with diluent and sand. 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. 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. Then thoroughly scrub them with a 50 50 solution of household ammonia and water. Use mdf for the panel and glue it in place when you assemble the door. Set up the sawhorses outside or in the garage.

Leave the hinges on the jamb. Lay the door across the. How to sand raised panel doors. Finally rinse with clear water and allow to dry.

Avoid sanding inside if possible.