How To Sand A Raised Panel Door

This will roughen the surface a little and allow the primer to adhere better.

How to sand a raised panel door.

Smooth out chipped paint and imperfections from previous paint jobs. A nice wood stain that matches the wood work and compliments the color scheme in the room can make even a 30 door look expensive. Refinishing doors is not a job that anyone really looks forward to especially raised panel doors. Stiles these are the vertical components.

Sanding raised panel doors requires more work because you cannot fit a sander around the edges of the panels. The principles in sanding a door apply to almost any frame and panel construction which is stock in trade in my furniture business. The finish becomes worn over time creating the need for refinishing. A good sand job on a heavily detailed cabinet door shouldn t take more than 15 minutes 7 8min per side.

I know watching a guy sand wood is not very exciting. Start with a light sandpaper or a sanding sponge 180 or 220 grit. I now have a rotex and ets 150 3 and was wondering if i purchased a soft pad for the ets if this would help in the sanding of an ogee raised panel profile. Before assembling the door sand the panel itself and the moulded section surrounding the field.

While hollow core doors are often great budget savers when compared to solid wood panel doors there s no reason they can t be attractive. A raised panel door is like any wood door. All raised panel doors are comprised of three components. I hate hand sanding the raised panel profiles especially the end grain ones.

This is usually the most time consuming tedious part of the project. But i wanted to share with you how i sanded the raised panels for the cabinet doors. Back off the sandpaper and use a synthetic steel wool 3m multi flex is what i use for the raised panel and detail parts of the door. They extend the full height of the door.

Sand the door smooth.