Just around the edges.
How to stain french door.
Apply stain to the top side of the door with even wiping motions that follow the wood grain.
Carefully sand the entire wood surface of the doors until they are smooth and all of the existing varnish and paint has been removed.
Staining the door dip a staining pad in wood stain and let the excess drip back into the bucket or stain tray.
It sticks to pretty much everything and any paint will stick to it.
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Saturate the exposed door.
The grills were a bit of a trick to stain one side and have the other side white.
You ll never go wrong starting with a primer.
Allow the wood to dry thoroughly before applying finish sanding it lightly if.
The other thing with a french door is that you are not staining a huge expanse of wood.
How to stain and finish a door finishing expert teri masaschi shows us how to properly sand and finish two untreated interior doors.
I think i stained first then sprayed the other side white.
Remove the doors from their hinges and lay them over a pair of sawhorses to make the work easier then use the varnish paint remover according to the package instructions.
Remember also that pine will darken over time just the nature of the wood.
Wipe down the surface with a wet rag.