The door of the tree is the pride of the owners and a worthy decoration of any house. And the appearance of possible chips, scratches or even cracks on such a canvas, of course, are very undesirable. But do not change the door of such trifles, even if significantly spoiling the appearance of the product? As an alternative, repairs are proposed. Moreover, some actions can be fulfilled with your own hands, there would be a desire.
Repair of a wooden door in stages
This process will not seem difficult for someone who loves working with a tree. Such lovers on the shoulder even make the door on their own, not like to carry out minor repairs. About how to do this, read here: wooden doors with your own hands.
Having made the decision to independently correct the formed flaw on the door leaf, it should be acted according to a certain plan.
First, the door should find himself in a horizontal position — in other words, you need to remove it from the loops. And only now you can start removing the protective coating. In this capacity, as a rule, varnish or paint acts. In the first case, the use of sandpaper will be sufficient (choose fine -grained sandpaper to avoid the appearance of deep scratches on wood).
Paint will require more attention. It can be removed using a special tool — a construction hairdryer, under the influence of which the coating will be easily removed by an ordinary spatula. Modern chemicals can also help in this matter. However, when working with them, you should carefully follow the instructions, so as not to damage the basis.
At the second stage, the surface of the door is subjected to careful inspection. You can fix minor defects using a special wax or putty. In the first case, the wax is selected to the color of the wood. All the cracks are completely filled with them, and even deep scratches. Such a measure will prevent a further increase in the defect, and retain the beautiful appearance of the door.
If nothing can be restored, they use disguise. For this purpose, putty is used. It also needs to be very carefully chosen to the tone of the wood. If a disguised canvas will not give out its “secret”, then on top it can simply be covered with varnish. Otherwise you will have to paint.
The final of the restoration of the door leaf involves grinding its surface and its coating with a new protective composition. Grinding the door can be sandwich with paper, a grinding machine, and even a drill, using certain nozzles. The main thing is to get a perfectly flat surface. Dust and small particles of the base is not a place here — we wipe the door with a damp cloth, let it dry completely.
Varnish or paint is applied to the surface of the canvas with an even layer. This is easy to achieve if your door lies in a horizontal position. Paint is applied to two layers.
If possible, the same events should be held with a door box. In the worst case, the box will have to be changed. Do not forget the same about replacing accessories.
As you can see, the restoration of a wooden door may turn out to be an inconspicuous event, and will not require much effort on your part. And the result is a beautiful and solid door that will last you for many more years.
Based on materials from the Dveridoma site.