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Mon, Jun 28, 10 at 9:23
| I recently finished a door with polyurethane. It sticks now. Any solutions to this? |
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- Posted by bobsmyuncle (My Page) on Mon, Jun 28, 10 at 12:03
| Sticks? Sticks to the weather stripping, sticks to the painted frame, binds on the frame, what? Is it oil-based or water-based "polyurethane?" How heavy did you put it on? While w/b finishes dry in about an hour and oil-based dry in a few hours, both take 3-4 weeks to fully cure. If you oil-based on too thick, the top can skin over and prevent the lower level from curing for a long, long, time. |
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| Adjust the hinges to create a gap where it is binding now. Only a finish carpenter can do this properly, it is the sort of skill you acquire through years of experience. |
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- Posted by bobsmyuncle (My Page) on Mon, Jun 28, 10 at 18:09
| (I am not a finish carpenter), but when I need to diagnose sticking doors and drawers on furniture, I take a piece of paper and slide it along the gap to help me find just where the fit is interfering. For doors, from there the basic techniques are: - leveling the unit to take it out of racking (the most common cure) - deepening or shimming hinge mortises - adjusting the hinges (Euro hinges, n/a to people doors) - swaging the hinges (applies to leaf hinges) - planing or sanding the door or frame edges. |
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