On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 8:12:41 PM UTC-4, Dan Espen wrote:
Thomas writes:

On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 5:52:00 PM UTC-4, Dan Espen wrote:
Thomas writes:

On Friday, September 11, 2020 at 5:45:58 AM UTC-4, Dan Espen wrote:
Thomas writes:

On Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 8:34:02 PM UTC-4, Dan Espen wrote:
Thomas writes:

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 6:43:51 PM UTC-4, Thomas wrote:
As i stain, can i use mineral spirts to remove dark spots? I
have been but want further stain to stick before top
seal. Looks ok so far. Therma tru door and minwax
stain. Minwas clear on top. 3 coats stain and 3 clear on
top. I hate this. I picked a finished door and it came
raw. Both 84 lumber and therma will not make it right. Next
is to fill nail holes in prehung white frame, drill the bolt
holes and satin white paint that. I asked about half by 3 q
trim for windows, i bought 34 by 34 and will cut 1 fourth
off in another post. Home maker frustration.


nothing? Real home question without trump.

Ok trump says 10 but really 4. Good now?
I did some fiberglass doors with stain and poly a few years
back.

But I couldn't figure out what your question was.

I put on one coat of stain. You wipe off the excess to get the
color you want. They provided door pieces to practice on.

The doors still look great. Keep some of the stain to repair
scratches.

Thanks. Question is can I use mineral spirits to wipe dark spots
and still apply stain before clearcoat? Is the stain compatable
with mineral? Is there a longer dry time?
I got kits from the manufacturer what included mineral spirits. I
don't remember using that to remove stain but I put on the stain
then wiped off enough to get the color depth I wanted. Tf yours
has dried so much that you can't just wipe it off I'm sure the
mineral spirits will be fine.

I was a bit confused about your multiple coats question. I was
using a darker color (mahogany). It went on darker than I wanted
so I was mainly removing excess, not adding coats.

I hope you get a good result, mine came out great. The doors are
fiberglass but they give a good impression of being wood even
right up close.


-- Dan Espen
Thanks Dan. The inner round plastic surrounding the oval glass was
hard to stain but I installed the door today. Lookers said it is
showroom quality but I can see my shortcomings.
I did 3 doors with square windows and wooden inserts to imitate
grids. It was hard to get the wood to match the fiber glass. The
front door with the oval used fiber glass, not plastic so it matched
with no problem. Just checked, they were Therma Tru also.

-- Dan Espen
Staining new trim now, easy. Filled in the nails raw from therma tru
and will paint white frame tomorrow. Bought a storm door Lorson
Tradewinds to match but it is one quarter inch too big. I have never
hated a project so much. Can I take 1/4 off? 585293 320 bucks from
lowes.
That's an aluminum storm door.
I don't see how you're going to make it smaller.
Making the opening a bit bigger might be possible.
A plane or one of those plunge cutters.

I think taking the door back might be your best bet.

Projects that don't go well can be a pain.
If I can get a cool new tool out of a project that's a win.

--
Dan Espen
I got a Kobalt chissel. 12 bucks.