Woodworking Made Simple for Woodworkers

Within the October, 2017 problem of Widespread Woodworking, web page 10, I answered a query from a reader regarding how to deal with paint on an exterior door that was starting to raise on the cross-grain joints the place water was in a position to get in and work its approach beneath. This impressed one other reader to ask how to take away black stains on his clear-completed exterior door (a minimum of one coat of polyurethane) and stop them from recurring. Right here’s what I responded. Right here’s an image of the outside door with the black stains the reader needs to take away. To get rid of the black stains you’ll want to strip or sand off the end. Stripping is often simpler, however the polyurethane could also be deteriorated sufficient in order that sanding is simpler. Most strippers ought to work OK however they could be sluggish. The quickest appearing will embrace methylene chloride listed on the can. Slower appearing will embrace n-methyl pyrroli...