Before finishing, door must be clean. Remove handling marks, loose wood fibers and raised grain by sanding lightly with fine sandpaper. Finishing must be done immediately after cutting for weather strip and hardware. Most stains are wiped after application. The length of time the stain is allowed to penetrate before wiping and the amount of rubbing with wiping cloth will determine the depth of color.
Most stains lighten in color before drying.
Some will darken slightly upon application of clear sealer and varnish. Before hanging any door, the entire door including all cutouts for hardware must be thoroughly sealed with two coats of good quality sealer. Lightly steel wool or sand after each coat. Next, apply at lest two coats of high quality polyurethane or lacquer. Again sand lightly between coats and apply finish to all surfaces, edges, and cutouts for hardware.