Revealing the Wood Beneath
About two weeks ago, our carpenters came by our house and removed all our door panels for restoration. After stacking them carefully on a truck, they whisked (okay, more like sputtered) them away to the wood shop.
Since that time, two guys have been appointed the task of restoring our doors. Not only have years of caked on paint been painstakingly stripped away by hand, but major cracks and chips have also been treated with new wooden implants.
Tomorrow, our doors will get three coats of primer, with a round of hand sanding in between. They will then be wrapped up and put in storage until we are ready and able to pick their ultimate paint color.
As standard residential-grade paints tend to wear very quickly in this climate, our doors will be painted with industrial automotive paint. In case you’re wondering, they won’t be new-car shiny. Instead, we are selecting a matte finish in keeping with the rest of the house.
