For a door made of pine white fir or another wood species that doesn t bleed i e gives off tinted compounds in wood called tannins go with a water based exterior paint such as behr.
Wood front door fading.
Use a non sudsing cleaner like tsp and water and a sponge.
This has resulted in the bottom half fading but the top half retaining its colour.
With regular maintenance your wood door can last for decades.
To remove the old faded finish apply a thin layer of water based stripper and wait for at least an hour.
How to refinish sun damaged wood doors.
Whether your home is traditional or contemporary we have a wood entry door to match.
And you don t have to strip any of the old stain off or even remove the door.
Depending on the fading you may be able to patch the stain.
Choose from warm mahogany or stunning rustic walnut wood for a unique front entry door for your home.
Before you paint or stain the surface clean your door properly.
Explore wood entry doors from pella.
There is a canopy above the door which provides shade.
When the sun is out it hits the door from around 8 00am in the morning until mid afternoon.
You can give your dry and sun bleached wood door a quick easy makeover in less than a day.
If you want to know how to restain a door i have a quick solution that ll work for most stained wood front doors.
Fiberglass doors have a much higher resistance to weathering than wood and steel but exposure to sunlight can fade them as you have discovered.
Here is how you can restore the luster to any exterior door that has become faded because of direct sunlight exposure.
Years of sun exposure can sure take its toll on a home s exterior wood door.
This was the case with the composite front door in the photo above.
It will cause even doors made out of the hardest woods to fade eventually crack and look dull.
In an attempt to avoid further damage we applied helmsman spar urethane to the entire door.
However years of exposure to sunlight rain snow and frost can significantly damage an exterior wood door and leave it looking worn out.
A wood front door is a great feature when it comes to your home s curb appeal.
If there is excessive fading you may need to completely refinish your door.
Notwithstanding nothing harms exterior doors as much as the sun beating down on them.