Clear Finish on Door Recommendations

[Oka]

I am doing a project about 25 million. 45 doors that are to be clear finish. Architect did not want lacquer. So my question, what is the industry preference

Varathene, General finish style oil based clear
Or
Water-based polys. Any of you finish doors lot? What is the more used... let me know
Appreciate it. Thx

 

[Graywolf]

I have to ask why not the lacquer? Other than that I’d use the oil based material of your choice.

 

[chris_goris]

What are the doors made of? GF Enduro conversion varnish is what I would use, its also a waterbase product, so easy clean up.

 

[Oka]

TBH, Not sure why the Architect is opposed to Lacquer. Frankly, I hate being a Proj.Mgr. and watching the subs trying to do woodwork on a project.

They also have to stain Birch doors to Grey...... Birch can be tricky any suggestions on a sealer that will help the painter

 

[Berta]

Because of the color of the doors, test a sample first. Oil based will change the tone of the color.

 

[Ricksmi]

For the doors I would use a tung oil which will hold up well to the humidity on that side of the island, I used tung oil on my sons outdoor doors 5 years ago and it still looked great back in June. (he's in Kona)

 

[MTod]

For exterior doors I use sikkens cetol (now PPG Proluxe Door and Window). Holds up well to weather and not hard to apply. Here is a pair of doors I am in the middle of. Horizontal one is with three coats, vertical after 1.

For interior, you could use a hard wax oil like Rubio monocoat. Dead simple to apply. Robust and easily repairable.

 

[bob vaughan]

Use the term: "Catalyzed Conversion Varnish". Explain that is goes on with the same spray process as lacquers, but the film catalyses into a durable polymer finish. There are various sheen choices.
This is in case the A only has experience with plain nitro lacquer finishes.

Same stuff, different package. That kind of thing. I'm assuming that the finishers use catalyzed conversion finish.

 

[Oka]

These are all in interior, remember these are in a commercial bank bldg.

I'll see if the Architect will reconsider lacquer, far more predictable for a clear coat

 

[chris_goris]

These are all in interior, remember these are in a commercial bank bldg.

I'll see if the Architect will reconsider lacquer, far more predictable for a clear coat

Dont concern yourself with waterbased clarity, these new products from GF are far superior to oils, not sure why anyone would bother with oil anymore.

 

[tvrgeek]

Look into the new UV cured finishes. Personally I might go for automotive 2K clear-cote. Even the new water based ones. Not as "hard" as the older stuff, but does hold up pretty well.

 

[Wiley's Woodworks]

These are all in interior, remember these are in a commercial bank bldg.

I'll see if the Architect will reconsider lacquer, far more predictable for a clear coat

Now that we know these are interior doors, this applies.

Another woodworking club I belong to just received a guided tour by the owner through the most high-tech cabinet shop I've ever seen. A truly impressive operation. He turns out 20-25 orders per month, many of them full kitchens. He recently purchased one of those high tech color matching machines, and now custom mixes each batch.

Over a thousand+ jobs he has settled on General Finishes Enduro line of products for everything he does. If it's good enough for commercial kitchen cabinets, it's good enough for interior doors in a climate controlled building.