Pros...any idea what to do about this stained door?

6 years ago

Our upstairs area (one huge room plus a bathroom) has been turned into 2 bedrooms, 3 closets, and a TV room. So all the new doors need to match the other doors that are already there.

We bought the luan stainable doors with door jambs. We sanded and filled and sanded again. I used a wood conditioner because I knew the door's wood was different than the pine jambs and pine molding which was already in the upstairs. I knew we were going to have trouble matching the two different woods.

So, 3 doors turned out great, so far, after one coat of Old Masters Gel stain. One door has a problem on only 1 side. I have tried adding more stain in the spots that you see. I have given the door a second coat which made it darker than I wanted. I don't know what to do to get rid of the "stripes".

Does anyone have any idea of what I can do to get rid of the horizontal stripes? Thanks.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC

6 years ago

Glaze, not stain, for that door please.

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millworkman
6 years ago
You are not getting rid of them. Different density of the wood or contaminated veneer won't allow the stain to adsorb.
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Peke
Original Author
6 years ago
Millworkman, I was hoping you would answer! Thanks.

I wish I could return the door. Contaminated veneer sounds like a quality control issue. Maybe it can go on the inside of a bedroom so it won't show much.
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Peke
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Out of 4 new doors ( 8 sides) only 1 side did that.

Too late. I did a second coat. Thanks Joseph.
Peke
Original Author
6 years ago

I think this is as good as it is going to get. Stopping now before I screw it up.
AnnKH
6 years ago
Are the doors the same size? I would put the "ugly" door in a location where it will rarely be seen, and move on. If this is on the back of a closet door, who will know?
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Peke
Original Author
6 years ago
AnnKH, thanks. That is the interior bathroom door upstairs. Thank goodness. It's a little splotchy looking, but not too bad for my first time staining. I know the pros can do so much better, but my staining job was really small and it started out splotchy looking.