When restoring wooden doors, they are often repaired, which saves on the modernization of the canvas and maintains the quality of the product without dismantling. Also, restoration of wooden doors contributes to their adaptation to various styles, which can change during the repair of rooms.
For old houses and apartments, such events are more profitable compared to replacing with more modern models (especially when the opening parameters do not meet modern standards).
To fix the door and carry out restoration work, you may need different tools and materials, including a screwdriver or drill, a hacksaw, sandpaper, paintwork, stain with varnish, a brush or spray gun. To remove the old layer, you will need a grinder, solvents or a hairdryer.
How to remove the door from the hinges
To restore the old panel, it is removed from the hinges and laid on the base (chairs, workbench, floor). Such work can be done with an attached door, but this will affect the quality of the product and it can lead.
Inset and fixation distinguish hidden, overhead, card, hidden, screwed, mortise loops. If the hinge needs to be disassembled, then after removing the door from the lying panel, it is twisted with a screwdriver. Otherwise, it will be necessary to put bars under the door, unscrewing the hardware from the slope and panel.
After removing the loops from the canvas, you need to remove other accessories (lock and handles), the existing inserts. To remove the decor from plastic or glass, you need to remove the fixing glazing beads and pull out the elements from the grooves. On the wooden surface there should not be anything superfluous.
How to remove old paint
Before starting restoration work, the old peeling coating should be removed from the balcony or interior door. To do this, you can use one of several methods, i.e. choose the right option for a particular case.
Grinding
If you need to process a flat door with many layers of paint, it is better to take it out to the street and clean it with a grinder. Such work is very dusty, circles quickly become clogged, but a good result is obtained.
Chemistry
In construction stores, there are many chemical compounds for removing the old layer (for example, B52). They must be applied to the door surface with a brush, spatula, scraper. After a certain time, foaming of the paint and its peeling are observed. Then the unwanted layer is removed with a spatula.
Due to the harmfulness of solvent vapors, work must be carried out with a respirator and gloves. Solvent must be applied to each paint coat, as it will not cope with a dense paintwork. Therefore, this technology can be used when cleaning small areas of a door with a thin paint coat.
You can make your own paint remover by mixing to a thick consistency of caustic soda, oatmeal with water. The resulting composition must be evenly distributed over the cloth and removed after half an hour with a spatula.
Gas-burner
According to the rules of fire safety, you need to work with a gas burner on the street. The heated paintwork peels off easily, but it can smoke and cause toxic substances to be released. In this way, it is better to use with certain burner skills, the presence of a certain supply of cylinders.
Building hair dryer
With the help of such a device a jet of air is issued with a temperature of not more than 600 degrees. This will be enough to warm up the old paint and remove it with a spatula. In this case, the smell of burning does not appear, although the procedure is considered lengthy and time-consuming.
Using a construction hairdryer, it is forbidden to deviate to the canvas, as there is a risk of burns from hot air. Compared to using a burner, this method is safer. But you need to work carefully so as not to damage the tree and there is no gap.
Drill with nozzle
A rather dirty, but quick method of cleaning the old canvas is mechanization. You can use a drill with a specialized abrasive brush. When cleaning the surface, you should work carefully so that there are no damage and chips from the wood from metal bristles. To process the entire canvas, you should buy several nozzles.
A large amount of dust and dirt should be taken into account, therefore a respirator and safety glasses should be worn. It is advisable to work outdoors so that paint particles do not fly around the room.
Soft blasting
This technique allows you to fix the outer coating, carefully and sparingly removing complex dirt and old varnish from a wooden, glass and metal cloth without damage. Together with compressed air, the door surface will be coated with Armex biodegradable cleaning agent.
But this method has a significant drawback - the inability to implement cleaning indoors. The door must be delivered to the workshop, which will entail additional costs.
Hard putty of a wooden door
After removing the old paint, you need to align the canvas with sandpaper. It is mounted on a holder and treated with a door, which allows you to remove the remaining layers from hard-to-reach areas, smooth cracks and scratches.
After the door is polished, it must be vacuumed, degreased with white spirit. Then you need to take the primer and after mixing apply a thin layer on the canvas. Priming will extend the life of the wood, and will also serve as the basis for applying a new coat of paint. On average, 100 grams of primer per square meter of product. Soil for restoration with a chalk base is suitable, and for opening the varnish when doing the work independently, a PVA adhesive diluted in distilled water is used (in the ratio 1/1).
If the canvas has a deep gap, then it is removed by choosing a piece of wood of the corresponding shade and size. The sliver is lubricated with carpentry glue and is tightly driven into an existing hole. After 24 hours, the glue will dry out and the surface can be primed, putty and painted. After that, you need to putty the door, apply a special compound with a thin spatula, which can be used to seal small dents. Next, you need to prime the surface so that the paint layer is absorbed evenly.
Putty should be distributed evenly, leaving to dry. Then, to eliminate small defects, it is necessary to process the surface with fine-grained sandpaper a second time.
Door reinforcement
Strengthening the canvas by metal corners. But for the aesthetics of the door, it should be strengthened with carvings that are fixed after painting with screws or thin nails.
Glass replacement
Old clouded or broken glass is easy to replace on your own. Instead, you can put a new one of any type (plain, multi-colored, smooth, embossed, tinted, with sandblasting, transparent or matte). Glass with a thickness of 1 cm is irrational to change, since it will be expensive and you need to have certain skills.
Glass with glazing beads
The replacement of glass, which is fastened with glazing beads, is the easiest to do. First, they are dismantled, removing the fragments with their hands. After this, you need to take the pliers and a metal spatula, pry them with a glazing bead. The pliers need to be carefully pulled out with the pliers, clean the opening with a knife or chisel, and measure. For a non-standard opening, a curved pattern is cut out of cardboard, but the dimensions of the glass should be taken into account, which should be slightly smaller than the opening. After washing and drying the glass, the pattern is transferred from the pattern and cutting is performed. In order not to hurt your hands, you need to use gloves, work with a working glass cutter on a flat surface.
Aperture for glass is sealed around the perimeter, the cut-off section is mounted, new fasteners are sawed with a jigsaw and fixed with thin studs.
Flush mounted glass
If the glass on the door is installed in a hidden way, then you will need to disassemble the structure, unscrew the fasteners. After that, the old one is removed, and a new glass is put in its place. In this case, the use of silicone is not allowed, which will make further replacement impossible.
A major drawback of replacing such glasses is the risk of lowering the fabric tightness after assembly. It will be necessary to straighten the door with a planer. Glass can be replaced with an unbreakable acrylic mirror, which will be quite durable, aesthetic, light, and quickly cut.
Finish finish
After you manage to gloss over all the defects, you should choose the method of finishing. The simplest is painting. There is a large selection of compositions on the market, among which you can choose the right tone in accordance with the interior.
In the store you can buy overhead facades and decorate the canvas. They are fixed with PVA glue. If necessary, wooden decorative elements are used, the fastening of which is carried out on staples or nails.
The door from the array can be updated with special plaster, which allows you to get volumetric and relief patterns. In some cases, masters use cracking compounds, which is why the surface is covered with small cracks and "becomes obsolete." A similar effect can be obtained after processing with fine sandpaper.
Painting
Not everyone knows how to repair an interior door with your own hands using staining. It is not necessary to use oil-based paint. Water or acrylic compositions that do not smell and dry quickly are more suitable.
Painting should be done in the following sequence:
- Take a roller with a finely porous nozzle and cover the canvas with paint;
- Paint over hard-to-reach spots and all corners with a brush;
- Leave the structure to dry;
- After drying, repeat the coloring;
- You can decorate the surface of the door with stencils.
For staining, you can use different coatings (latex, half-gloss or gloss), apply stains and coat them with varnish. But such a finish is suitable for well-preserved products.
It is better to apply two coats of paint (one white and the other tinted). Instead of a roller, you can use a brush or spray gun. Existing glass inserts are sealed with tape.
MDF paneling
Sometimes door repair in simple ways does not lead to the expected results, so you have to take drastic measures. When a full update of the canvas is required, overhead facades are suitable. They are made from different materials. It is rational to buy the MDF tab, which does not absorb moisture, keeps its shape, has optimal strength and stiffness, quickly fixes and is inexpensive. As a result, the restored door changes dramatically.
You need to purchase a canvas of the right size, put the facade on the finished base, fixing it with PVA or self-tapping screws.
Genuine or faux leather
Previously, door lining was carried out by dermantine, which was characterized by elasticity, high strength. Such material is easy to clean, resistant to temperature changes and humidity, retains its color under the influence of UV and is environmentally friendly.
Such restoration increases the thermal insulation performance of the structure, the level of sound insulation, makes it more attractive. But the finishing process is time-consuming, the material may be damaged.
Wood battens
The door can be finished with fiberboard or clapboard. Wooden slats are strong, durable, not subject to physical and mechanical stress. Previously, the wood must be prepared, dried and coated with antiseptic compounds. This will ensure optimum panel strength, and treatments will protect against ignition. Panels are mounted on a level surface to a pre-mounted crate or canvas.
Before facing, wooden panels must be polished, coated with stain, impregnation or varnish. You can select any direction of the rails (diagonal, horizontal, vertical or geometric pattern).
Film lamination
To properly laminate the door surface, it is better not to use a budget PVC film, but to choose a self-adhesive version of D-C-FIX. Such coverage will last more than 10 years, will not fade and will not wipe. You can take a film coating that simulates wood, stone, abstraction or another pattern that is suitable for a specific design. It is necessary to glue the film carefully, cutting it in advance according to the patterns.
Veneered door restoration
There is an option to restore a wooden door with veneer with an adhesive base.
The laminate is glued to the panel using liquid nails or glue. To hide the edges around the perimeter, lacquered or painted slats are stuffed, after which the resulting frame is filled with material. Panels with an end part can be painted in the same shade.
On the second side of the veneer there is an adhesive base. For its fastening, cut strips are laid on the canvas and ironed with iron.
Door hinge replacement
After the door cover is ready, it should be put in place of the insert and fittings. Problems will not arise if the previous parts are put (lock, hinges, handle). You can replace the door hinges with new ones so that there is no skew design.