9116 My front door ?

Can someone please help as my italian is not good enough to sort out what i should be doing with my front door.

My front door is hard wood, I have sanded down all old varnish and need to know what to do next. The door is well protected from the weather.. I don't want to paint them and I don't like shiny varnish finishes, I am thinking of just wax or just oil or ?. I have no idea if these are advisable alone or together or how.
Any suggestions please,
but i also need the words in italian as I'm confused between italian words for paint, varnish ( seems to be the same word) and what words to use for wood wax or wood oil.

Also internal door paint stripping, after many hours sanding of half of one door i have given up on sanding by machine and hand ( only 8 more to go ! ).Problem is that under the layer (s) of paint there is some mucky gooey brownish stuff which seems impossible to remove, what is the italian for chemical ( acid ) paint stripping and do they do this in Italy ? and better still anyone know of a place in south piemonte ?
Sorry, many questions and no answers from me as usual.
thanks
Steve

Category
Building/Renovation

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 07:09

Just a quick reply. My door was brown varnish and was stripped. The original intention was just to have a clear varnish but unfortunately there was too much contrast in areas. I decided in the end better to paint it and I think it looks cool. The windows were originally painted so were repainted and are the same as the door - white. I can hear people gasping in horror!!! lol

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 07:12

The only thing I can help you with is varnish would be 'vernice trasparente'.

I'll ask my chippie friend about acid baths, but you'll probably get a reply before our next tipsy encounter.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 07:21

hi the best treatment for your doors is olio di lino crudo dont what ever you do use oil di lino cotta this gives a glossy finish . to treat the doors first coat aply with brush and let soak in 40%oil 60%acquargia [turps] next coat after 2 days 80% oil 20%turps and brush on and try and wipe of with news paper this rubs the oil in . repeat 2 more coats neat oil 2 days between coats then let dry and you can wax over if you req desoe of you news paper in water as some times the can selve combust . dont put mr coat s of oil as this can swell the wood using thi meathod the wood is fed and is verry water proof .As for paint sripper ask fpr sverniciatoreexta forte

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 08:32

I can't remember the last time I heard somebody suggest raw linseed oil. How long does it take for the finish to dry?

To the OP you really should treat both sides of the door the same way. If you don't and one side has a greater moisture barrier then the other over time the wood will want to warp.

I know you say the door is well protected from the weather but how often do you want to work on it? Do you want to rewax every year? Or more often.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 10:32

Clear varnish is called 'flatting', and you can get 'flatting opaco' - opaque varnish that is NOT a gloss finish. Go to a good colorificio and explain how you want the doors to be... (or a timber yard/carpenter).

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 14:39

Can I just clear up a thing or two.

Varnish = vernice transparente = flatting. no wonder I get confused, I guessed that flatting was another word for sandpaper when I have been talking to shops. My dictionary does not have flatting in it.

My door, yes I have only sanded one side as the inside varnish is ok and far too much work to remove all that side also, will this really create probs if I oil the outside only, I understand what you are saying with the wood being drunk one side and not the other.
Have tried svernicatore and the brown gooey stuff just laughs at it and stays put.

Quick bit of advice learnt the hard way, be careful using high powered heat gun to remove paint / varnish as window glass cracks very easily, especially when it is coloured / textured glass that will not be easy to match.better to sand by hand the more delicate areas.

Steve

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 03/23/2008 - 15:33

Hi Steve,
Having done the same thing with our doors I would recommend an anglegrinder with a wire brush attachment, re linseed oil, be careful with outside wood as it tends to go black after a while, its great for internal wood though.