Can I varnish a fire moulded door?

[lettywetty]

Hello,

I have a brand new fire door in my kitchen. As the other door in the kitchen, a pine one, has been varnish 'antique pine', I wanted to varnish also the fire door to be the same.
But I read on the instruction of the supplier that it is ready for paint or stain. What about the varnish then, isn't it the same as a stain?

I have a lot of difficulties to find a paint that would give a nice colour 'honey' like my other door. The paint samples I tried looks orange and not naturel at all.
What if I take off this kind of white stuff (is it a primer?) on the fire door to reach the wood under and then put the varnish?
Thanks.

 

[JohnD]

if it is a moulded fire door, it will not be made of wood. the outside will be particle or fibre board and a flat brown colour under the paint with no grain.

you can get fire doors with a wood veneer but they are a lot more expensive.

 

[lettywetty]

Ok, I did not know that.

What can I use then to colour it? Paint only? What kind?

Also, can you tell me what is the aim of this white stuff on it, is it something like a primer to protect it?

 

[lettywetty]

Can anybody tell me?

 

[woodfinishes1877]

I'm not entirely sure but if you contact Tor Coatings technical team I'm sure they will be able to help

Tel: 0191-410-6611

Hope they can help

Ian

 

[JohnD]

the white coating is going to be a primer so you can paint it.

 

[lettywetty]

In that case, shall I use a paint for wood or for plastic?

I am a bit confused because I have been told a bit further up that a moulded fire door is not wood!

Thanks.

 

[JohnD]

The outside will be MDF or similar, so you can use wood paints. The existing primer should be OK if you use ordinary undercoat and gloss (or satin etc)