Pine door repairs and finishing

[overlander matt]

Trying to finish off a few indoor projects before starting the outside work with some good weather hopefully on the way... We have some old pine doors on the top floor of the house that we had stripped a few years ago. They have come up quite well but there are traces of woodworm in a couple of them. I was planning on not repainting but interested to know how best to finish them.

With a good sand and clean the door shown below (before I started) has come up quite well. There are a few splits and knocks but it's all character. I have some Polyvine wax finish varnish kicking around that I could use as a finish. I wondered if anyone has any experience with this or could recommend a more suitable alternative? I

The iron hinges and catches will need some sort of finish now the old paint has been removed with a wire brush. I had wondered whether a blackening paste similar to one used on a cast iron stove is suitable?

Thank you for any suggestions.

 

[a twig]

You could cold blue the metal work, looks nicer than paint and is pretty robust

 

[overlander matt]

You could cold blue the metal work, looks nicer than paint and is pretty robust

Thanks for that idea. I was unfamiliar with the term cold blue so have had a google. That looks like it could do the trick! Have you tried this before? I was wondering how much is needed to treat the 2 hinges on a door?

I'll have to order in a suitable pot to try out.

Thanks again.

Matt

 

[a twig]

I think Perma Blue comes in 90ml bottles or Nickerson cold blue comes in 100ml and should be plenty - lots of good YouTube videos on how to do it - I’m a fan of this guy

 

[overlander matt]

Interesting. The finish does look good. Thanks for that. I was hoping not to remove the metalwork from the doors but I suspect that I won't get away with that. What do you think?

 

[a twig]

Yep would definitely need to remove the it from the door as any overspill would permanently discolour the timber

 

[overlander matt]

I suspected that might be the case having watched the video.

My wife always laughs at me when I tell her that I'll be checking the PPUK forum for advice - "that'll at least double the time it takes"...