Exterior Door Staining

The first two doors are stained. After letting the stain dry for a couple of days, I'll put four or five coats of polyurethane finish on. While the doors are removed, I'll also stain and put finish on the door frames.

Exterior Door Prep

I've started working on the exterior doors. The spaces around each pane of glass is sealed with a sealer, but the bead there's a lot of excess sealer, so the first step is to carefully cut away the excess with a razor, being sure not to cut into the wood.  Doing all nine panes takes about one hour per side.

Closeup of excess sealer

After removal of the excess

The next step is to tape all of the panes. This step also takes about one hour per side. Total prep time for two doors: about eight hours.