tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post1018090673468892547..comments2023-10-31T08:35:06.883-04:00Comments on The House and I: Day 25, Project 3: Opinions, Please?EGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00413356156587831974noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-27482295017914089782007-06-29T11:39:00.000-04:002007-06-29T11:39:00.000-04:00Hmmm...that's a lot of paint in the grainy cracks ...Hmmm...that's a lot of paint in the grainy cracks there. I can't tell from your pic if it's worth mixing up some matching brown paint and hiding the painty bits, or if it's way too much. I usually sand the bejesus out of the door after stripping (nevermind that the center panels are now as thin as an onion skin), stain, touch up with paint to match the stain job, and then 5 coats of poly. (Yep, I've inhaled too many paint stripping chemicals!) Good luck, whatever you decide!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-36244508340519795352007-06-27T16:20:00.000-04:002007-06-27T16:20:00.000-04:00Put a coat of darker stain, and let the wood show....Put a coat of darker stain, and let the wood show. Put six coats of varnish and it will SHINE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-46767455794467144262007-06-25T13:47:00.000-04:002007-06-25T13:47:00.000-04:00uh EGE, I just threw out two doors that were in be...uh EGE, I just threw out two doors that were in better shape...Get a new one, it'll make you smile...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-89484260485795740232007-06-25T10:44:00.000-04:002007-06-25T10:44:00.000-04:00Can you switch it out with another door from a dif...Can you switch it out with another door from a different part of the house? Could you put this where it doesn't get to be seen as much? Otherwise, I vote for either a new door or paint this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-42405445049339690652007-06-25T08:31:00.000-04:002007-06-25T08:31:00.000-04:00Okay, I love you all, but for those of you who may...Okay, I love you all, but for those of you who may be new to this... The door has been stripped with a heat gun, with chemical stripper, with a sander, and with bleach. And then sanded again. And then washed with paint thinner. And rubbing aclchol. And it ain't all that abuse that caused the white bits, they've been there all along -- if anything the white bits caused all the abuse. She asked fer it, I tell ya.<BR/><BR/>It has also, after all of that, been re-stained. This is what the door just looks like. The best explanation we can come up with is that the wood absorbed the color of the paint as if it were a stain, but Johnny in his thirty years's experience as a painter has never seen anything like it. It ain't comin' off. <BR/><BR/>My question is: is it too ugly to live, should I paint it, or should I suck it up and replace the door? So far I'm leaning toward the <BR/><BR/>Lennon/McCartney school of decorative philosophy, but the jury's waiting for a few more pieces of evidence...EGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413356156587831974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-81159170393733977762007-06-25T08:03:00.000-04:002007-06-25T08:03:00.000-04:00I would take a sander to it!!!!!I would take a sander to it!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-17834834530346103652007-06-25T06:12:00.000-04:002007-06-25T06:12:00.000-04:00See, and the real problem -- my real problem -- is...See, and the real problem -- my real problem -- is I think you're ALL right!EGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413356156587831974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-54531630159651091832007-06-25T05:06:00.000-04:002007-06-25T05:06:00.000-04:00That's the problem though isn't it? you learn to ...That's the problem though isn't it? you learn to live with it and don't see it but it jars on anyone seeing it for the first time and you don't want that if you are intending to sell.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743120714259777862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-50359570399592070682007-06-24T22:07:00.000-04:002007-06-24T22:07:00.000-04:00The perfectionist that I tend to be says it would ...The perfectionist that I tend to be says it would drive me crazy... However, the more I look at it the more I want to say give it some time. Maybe it will grow on you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-150580659085907932007-06-24T21:19:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:19:00.000-04:00hey, erin, its nanajan here - follow the link to m...hey, erin, its nanajan here - follow the link to my profile and you'll find my email. Email the photos to me and I'll have a tutuJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743120714259777862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189862499700338748.post-29789121659165145932007-06-24T13:02:00.000-04:002007-06-24T13:02:00.000-04:00My spiritual advice comes from Lennon/McCartney: "...My spiritual advice comes from Lennon/McCartney: "Let it Be."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com