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Finishing
REEB MI LLWORK I NTER I OR DOOR CATALOG
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Handing
1. Protect door from abuse and mishandling. Take special care with glass.
2. Avoid dragging doors across one another and keep doors clean.
3. Store flat on a level surface in a dry, well ventilated building.
4. Doors should be conditioned to average prevailing relative humidity of the
locality before hanging.
5. Doors should not be subjected to extreme or rapid changes in heat or
humidity. Avoid sudden changes such as forced heat to dry out a building.
6. If the doors are to be stored on the job site, all surfaces including ends and
edges must be sealed with an effective quality oil-base sealer in order to
prevent undue moisture absorption. Primers are not sealants.
General Notes On Finishing
1.
Before applying the first coat of finish, sand the entire surface lightly with
5/0 sandpaper (180 grit). This is to remove fingerprints and handling marks.
2. Adjust or align components if necessary before finishing. Wood panels
“float” and may be knocked into alignment with a wood block and hammer.
Be careful not to damage door.
3. After sanding, clean the door thoroughly with a cloth to remove all dust or
foreign material. However, avoid using caustic or abrasive cleaners.
4. All surfaces of the door must be properly finished. The edges (top, bottom
and sides) should be coated with each and every coat of finish that is
applied to the exterior surface of the door. Doors must be dry before
finishing. There can be significant humidity variance in homes from winter
to summer and interior millwork will move. Finishing all sides properly
protects your doors.
5. Note: It is the finisher’s responsibility to protect glass prior to and during
finishing. If using tape, conduct a test of the tape being used on a small
area of the glass before applying to a large surface. After finishing, remove
the tape as soon as possible. If the glass has plastic film protection,
removal of the plastic film protection immediately after applying the finish
is required. Failure to remove the plastic film at this time may cause harm
to the glass and will create difficulty in removing the film at a later time. Do
not use razor blades or sharp objects to remove the film or clean the glass.
These items will scratch the glass.
Interior Finishing - Stain
All stained products should use a stain controller prior to staining. Some
species stain better than others. Please see individual species for stainmeter.
A good preparation is critical for good results. Sand the door and keep it very
clean. Use a tack cloth to remove all particulate matter. Apply stain conditioner
following manufacturers’ instructions. Stain product and let dry. Finish with 2
or more coats of finish. InteriorClear finishes can be varnish, tung/teak oils,
lacquers, etc.
Varnishes
– Oil and water based. Oil finishes dry slower and give the finish coat
a slight glow in color. Water based varnishes are fast drying and have little or no
color and depth.
Oils
like tung and teak oils are wipe on finishes. These dry slow and require
many coats (4 or more). They typically give an amber color to the finish.
Lacquers
are fast drying finishes that are durable and give a nice depth and
soft color.
A Note About Pine.
Pine varies sometimes dramatically in density.
The best stained pine finishes come from Ponderosa Pine. This species
has the best consistency in density and finishes nicely. This product
is the “best” Pine door species. All exterior Pine doors are Domestic
Ponderosa Pine.
The “White” pine product is beautiful in unfinished color consistency but
has a characteristic of very pronounced color variation when stained.
This product is great for Clear coats and paints. This is Reeb’s “better”
Pine door.
Plantation Pine has very pronounced grain patterns. The trees it is made
from are very fast growing and the growth rings are very large. It can
stain inconsistently. This is a “good” pine door that is made very well
and good for value stain/paint needs.
Interior Finishing - Paint
Unprimed doors should be primed with a good quality primer followed
by two or more top coats of a good quality solvent-base or latex enamel
paint.
Maintenance
Best results will include light sanding and thorough cleaning between
coats of paint. Do not skip light sanding after applying the coat of
primer. Take care not to sand any glass. Let paint dry between coats.
Always use top quality brushes, rollers and paint.
Chalkboard Panel Door
Care And Finishing
Breaking in a new chalkboard door:
1. Wash the chalkboard surface daily with cool water for one week.
2. Wash only a small section at a time, immediately rubbing dry with a
lint-free cloth.
3
Repeat until the entire surface of the chalkboard has been washed.
4. After washing, hold a stick of chalk flat on the board and cover the
entire surface.
5. Erase evenly. The chalkboard is now ready to use.
Maintenance tips:
1. Clean erasers frequently.
2. Use white chalk rather than yellow or colored chalk, as the
pigments can make them more difficult to erase.
3. Wash the chalkboard weekly if necessary.
4. Look for high grade chalk (95% chalk with a 5% binder), as inferior
chalk may permanently mark the chalkboard.