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Help please - interior oak doors
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TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »Maybe not varnish. Check with manufacturer what it's already been finished with, it may be oiled or a hard wax oil finish.
It will most likely be a varnish to finish on a veneered door.0 -
Silver-Surfer wrote: »It will most likely be a varnish to finish on a veneered door.
Ours are finished with hard wax oil. Looks much nicer IMO.0 -
TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »Ours are finished with hard wax oil. Looks much nicer IMO.
That's ok with a solid oak door but it doesn't seal it and may cause delamination.0 -
Silver-Surfer wrote: »That's ok with a solid oak door but it doesn't seal it and may cause delamination.
The manufacturers of our doors specifically recommend a hard wax oil finish (they recommended Treatex or Osmo Polyx, we used the former).0 -
Most pre finished doors are factory sealed with UV cured laquer.I always use varnish as grain on the edge will sand smooth after being sealed0
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