I have just had some doors dip n stripped and they seem to have done a
good job. Does anyone know how long I should wait for the doors to dry
before sanding then either staining and/or varnishing them, also does
anyone have any tips regarding treatment of the doors before doing
this. Is there any particular filler or stain I should/not use. Any
help will be greatfully recieved

JohnWB wrote:
I have just had some doors dip n stripped and they seem to have done a
good job. Does anyone know how long I should wait for the doors to dry
before sanding then either staining and/or varnishing them, also does
anyone have any tips regarding treatment of the doors before doing
this. Is there any particular filler or stain I should/not use. Any
help will be greatfully recieved

Dip n Strip implies the franchised non-caustic method, so the doors
should not have darkened or be looking too sorry for themselves. If so,
just wait till bone dry and then wipe a small area with a wet rag. This
is how they'll look with a "clear" varnish. Probably darker than you
thought. If they're pine, I wouldn't stain at all, but a light oak shade
is fairly safe if you want to even up the colour. IME attempts to make
pine look like anything else i.e. darker are doomed to failure.

JohnWB wrote:
I have just had some doors dip n stripped and they seem to have done a
good job. Does anyone know how long I should wait for the doors to dry
before sanding then either staining and/or varnishing them, also does
anyone have any tips regarding treatment of the doors before doing
this. Is there any particular filler or stain I should/not use. Any
help will be greatfully recieved

I'd have asked the people who dipped them, "the drying time" leave them out
in the outside for a couple of days and cover with polythene when/if its
about to rain.

Best thing after stripping is a good coat of paint. They usually look
too tatty for varnish as paint stripping is generally very destructive.
The alternative is to do nothing and to live with the now very
unfashionable "driftwood" look.

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JohnWB wrote:
I have just had some doors dip n stripped and they seem to have done a
good job. Does anyone know how long I should wait for the doors to dry
before sanding then either staining and/or varnishing them, also does
anyone have any tips regarding treatment of the doors before doing
this. Is there any particular filler or stain I should/not use. Any
help will be greatfully recieved

Dip n Strip implies the franchised non-caustic method, so the doors
should not have darkened or be looking too sorry for themselves. If so,
just wait till bone dry and then wipe a small area with a wet rag.

Better to use white spirit than water.