With the hinge pins out pull the door off the hinges and turn it on its side being careful not to damage the floor.
Refinishing outside front door.
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Lay the door on top of sawhorses.
Brush on several coats of an exterior spar varnish or polyurethane.
Reattach the hardware to the door.
Remove the door from its hinges.
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Before refinishing this scarred and flaking entry door painting contractor john dee sets it on padded sawhorses and takes off the hardware.
How often you need to refinish the door depends upon the quality of the original stain.
While the storm door on this house kept it secure while the door was being refinished a piece of plywood could also be cut to fill the opening temporarily.
Drill brushes and floor sander.
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Remove the hardware from the door.
Apply stain to restore the color.
With the door resting on padded sawhorses use a random orbit sander with 80 grit paper to quickly remove what remains of the old varnish and sun baked flakes of wood.
Sand down the finish on the door.
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