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Thermodoor stain for fiber glass doors.
Apply a liberal amount of stain to the inner panels of the door.
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Finishing a fiberglass door whether you use a kit like therma tru s or buy the finishing materials on your own is a two step process.
Therma tru fiberglass entry doors fiberglass entry door systems.
Clean door with a household detergent and water.
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You ll also need to look at the uv rating on the stain.
Start with the raised and recessed sections at the center of the door.
First you add color via an oil based gel stain then.
The most common kind of finish used on fiberglass doors is a topcoat known as clear coat.
Some fiberglass doors can even be stained and varnished to look like wood.
Rinse and allow to dry completely.
Often finishing instructions are printed on a foil label there.
Allow to dry completely.
Apply topcoat to renew protection over the stained surface of your fiberglass door.
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Check the hinged edge of the door for a label.
Exterior stains since fiberglass doors are used for exterior use you need a stain that is made for that purpose.
Staining the doorjamb door frame the gel stain can also be used to stain the doorjamb door frame and mullions.
Be sure to work the stain deep into the imitation grain pattern or any other textural detailing.
It should meet with the other requirements of stains for fiberglass doors.
This means that the stain should not be semi transparent or transparent but opaque non transparent.
Acrylic paint unless the manufacturer s directions recommend against using water based paint 100 percent acrylic paint is a good bet.
Slather on the stain using a 2 in 5 1 cm foam brush.
Wood doors refinish every 1 2 years.
These instructions are also helpful for other simulated wood surfaces.
Apply stain with the foam brush and use the 2 bristle brush to soften and blend stain to match the door and trim.
It is a mistake by some amateurs to use a pigmented finish which hides the effect of the stain.
The rohm and haas paint.