Going Glossy!
In 2014, I had the outer main entry doors restored, and with a satin poly finish. Of late, I have noticed that they have been looking…well, dry. Would a gloss finish perk the poor dears up?
Why yes. Yes it would!
Oh my!
I have no idea why the right door is darker. It was not like that in 2014. At some point, a few years from now, I will bring the doors back down to bare wood, and bleach the right door. Or something. Then refinish again.
In a few years.
It’s nice how a small, kinda effortless change can make a difference.
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Massive improvement.
Looks good!
I have found that even the best exterior-rated clear “spar varnish” needs recoating every several years. If the surface gets strong sunlight, the UV exposure shortens the life even more.
To that end – a lot of those finishes work best when re-coated every few years. If you let them get dry enough that they start to peel, you have to strip them down. If you re-coat early the new layer brings back the elasticity and there’s no need to strip them.
Makes such a difference! Oxalic acid can be used for bleaching wood. I like to watch a woodworker/restorer on youtube named Thomas Johnson and he often uses it to bleach out watermarks on tabletops. He might be a good resource, but exercise caution!! He’s addictive, much like yourself! 😊 thanks for making the world more beautiful Ross 😊
I wonder if the black on the door could be the same black from the porch ceiling? I also have creeping black something on my painted porch bits. I think it’s dirt, not mold. But a good scrub with a stiff brush banishes it for a good while. Did you try to wash the door before you coated it?
But why, Christine, only the one door? Mold would affect both doors, right?
Ross, when I was looking at your doors, I could see a little bit of darkening on the left side door. I wondered if the right side door had something spilled on it or perhaps if it got dirty with oil from hands or more touching. I agree that it does seem odd that the right door would be so much darker than the left door. Maybe there’s moisture wicking from the floor on that right side or from the wall somehow?
Another Cross House mystery…
In any case they both look much nicer after being treated with a little shiney poly.