Post by oakback on Aug 14, 2019 12:18:02 GMT -8
I purchased a used door and frame, and the door core was old and gross. I took it apart and polished up the aluminum, and made a new door core by cutting down an house interior door (hollow core). I painted it (Rustoleum outside, chalkboard inside), and assembled it back into the aluminum frame.
I intended to fiberglass the exterior of the door, but honestly forgot about that step during construction, and now I'm getting some swelling at the base of the door core.
I can salvage the current core and weather-proof it somehow, the swelling is barely noticeable, or I can build a new core. What's the best way to weatherproof a painted wood door? Or what should I build a new door core out of?
The original had a Styrofoam core with FRP or plastic skins, with a window, but all that was damaged and old and gross.
The door stopper is screwed into a solid block of wood that I inserted into the hollow core.
I intended to fiberglass the exterior of the door, but honestly forgot about that step during construction, and now I'm getting some swelling at the base of the door core.
I can salvage the current core and weather-proof it somehow, the swelling is barely noticeable, or I can build a new core. What's the best way to weatherproof a painted wood door? Or what should I build a new door core out of?
The original had a Styrofoam core with FRP or plastic skins, with a window, but all that was damaged and old and gross.
The door stopper is screwed into a solid block of wood that I inserted into the hollow core.
