RESTORING OUR SCHOOL DOORS - Start to Finish Transformation

It took me 5 months to strip and restore all the doors from the school we are turning into our house... keep watching to see how I did it! When we first bought this school, I knew I wanted to save ALL these doors. Problem was, they were ROUGH … and covered in paint, old varnish, and dog scratches, and tons of nails. I used pretty much every tool and product I could find, there is no magic bullet or easy way to refinish old furniture and doors. But after finishing 23 of these enormous doors, I definitely have some tips for efficiency and repair. Anyways, thank you to everyone for watching! If you have any questions, comment them below and I'll get back to you :) ---------- Below are all of the items I used to finish this project. As a disclaimer, some of the links above may be affiliate links. Things you buy through some links may earn a small commission that will go straight into fixing up the schoolhouse! •Smart Strip (For things with many layers of paint) https://amzn.to/466wSw8 •Citristrip, Kwikstrip, Klean Strip- anything from hardware store for varnish, not paint •Wide razor scraper https://amzn.to/3szOsuH •Corner and trim scraper https://amzn.to/46b8zwY •Pressure washer https://amzn.to/3SBElQE •Lead testing strips https://amzn.to/49Cw19y •Festool sander with rectangle orbital, regular orbital, and Rotex attachments, but super pricey. (A mouse sander, + an orbital sander are also fine) https://amzn.to/3FWIzuD •Sand o Flex, recommend this with a corded drill. https://amzn.to/47rz4PR •Surf prep attachment for the Festool https://surfprepsanding.com/ •Plastic Wood wood filler https://amzn.to/3SHyuJM •Blendal Finishing Sticks (WOW were these an incredible discovery.) https://amzn.to/3FZucWw •Titebond wood glue https://amzn.to/3QWbANq •Irwin clamps https://amzn.to/3SI6Zji •Minwax Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner https://amzn.to/468qZhW •Minwax stain color of your choice (PS- your local Sherwin Williams store usually has better deals on these products vs online) •Sher-Wood Moisture Resistant Lacquer in Medium Rubbed effect •Apollo Sprayer and gun (We have the Apollo 800, which I’ve seen on Ebay for ~$500) https://amzn.to/3QWyDYu More detailed instructions on my blog post, too! https://schoolhousehomestead.com/how-... ---------- Follow me on Instagram/TikTok to see updates that you won't see here on YouTube:   / schoolhousehomestead     / schoolhousehomestead