I have come to the conclusion that restoration takes the patience of a saint. You really have to go slow and take your time and pay attention to the details. That door is looking great.
It's so soothing watching your work. Everything today is about achieve, achieve, achieve, fast! and you achieve at your own pace, and beautifully so. Thank you so much.
Hello, good folks! 🙂 RAINcouver has started doing just that as of today... raining!! 🌧️ Temps this next week are in the 50's and lows in 40's; with rain all week! 👍 LOVE IT♥️ Love the groovy music, by the way😘
@@1834RestorationHouse Actually... I am doing just that while watching you shelack, a cozy blanket with some hot chocolate with about 1/4 Cup of yummy eggnog in it, and always, always in our Restoration mugs! ♥️👍🌧️ Take care
I've had bad experiences with it in the past before I learned about thinning. You will enjoy how smooth and easy it is to apply when thinned! A 50/50 mix is a good place to start.
It looks great but I think it will need a light sanding with high grit to take shine down and blend the little streaks that are visible to look more like other door
There is a technique to light sand, clean, and apply a fresh coat of thin shellac for a more uniform finish. The best way to knock down the shine is with super fine steel wool. I hope to demonstrate this sometime.
I love the look of shellac or tongue oil varnish. It becomes one with the wood were urethane lays on top of wood. Beautiful door. Thanks for the videos 😊😊
After all the work you both did scraping the door it looks fabulous!! The color match is very close. Time will have to do the final step. Hope you’re both doing well and staying safe. Hugs, Doc❤
Beautiful door! I love the way it turned out. I can't wait to see the room finished. It's going to be lovely. Thanks for the lesson on a how to finish an old door!
Would a Magnolia tree survive North Idaho weather and seasons? Mike, I like you new Carhart work pants. Everyone here in North Idaho wears them. As you know, it's rugged country here. The music reminds me of a Snoopy and Charlie Brown TV shows during the holidays😂😉
I switched to Carhart when I went back to work. I've found that they are a lot more durable than denim! We love Idaho and have some great memories of time spent there. Speaking of Charlie Brown, you might enjoy this video.....It's the band which began as the Vince Guaraldi trio. When this was filmed, there was only one surviving member of the group left, and he is the drummer. Sadly he too passed away. ua-cam.com/video/Q-zXBHwEcC4/v-deo.html
The door color is wonderful, a great match to its partner in the room. You taught me a lot about using shellac. I didn't like using it because it was so sticky, never knew about using denatured alcohol. Many thanks.
Your door came out looking just perfect! Jeanie is the Queen of painstakingly cleaning every speck of paint off of the wood so that it’s ready to be given it’s beautiful finish. And Mike is the King of meticulously mixing the shellac and applying that spectacular finish. Well done, you two! I love the look of the seed pods after they’ve dried. I have a bowl full of them on a bookcase shelf, sort of like a bowl of pine cones. I’ve never tried to do anything with them. I bet they’d make an interesting looking fall wreath with the color and all that texture against a big bow of fall colors. Hmmm… Anyway, I love your idea to share your magnificent tree with your viewers. So sweet to give a little piece of your old Victorian this way. 💕
And good on you, Mike, getting three coats of shellac on the door and none of it on your pants! ;) I'm glad you have made a point about avoiding a shiny finish. I've seen stained wood furniture and interior trim with high-gloss clear poly coatings. Not good. Recently I saw a Real Estate video for an unfurnished Victorian house. The woodwork, doors, and mantels looked great, but someone had refinished the entire wood floor with a high gloss coating. :0 It was so shiny I could hardly look at anything else. Very distracting, and it didn't look "right". I'm not sure what is on our original gum wood doors and mantels, but it has that matte patina, with just a bit of shine. Looks like you are aiming for the sweet spot.
love the choice of music this episode also I think the magnolia seed idea is a great one, they are wonderful trees. I'm so glad to see the door being "rescued". It looks so great now. I sure don't "get" people who want to cover up beautiful wood grains with paint. Anyway another great video keep it up ,I always look forward to your video's on Fridays :)
The door looks good, your brush strokes on the final product would show less of you did the last coats with a rag though, it will give a smoother finish. I’ve been bitten by using a brush before for that exact reason.
We call the denatured alcohol methylated spirts here in Australia 🇦🇺 used metho and steel wool on several pieces of my grandparents furniture left to me many many years ago. Messy but I am still enjoying them and I am 82 not only a grandparent but a gg grandparent. 14 year old grandson has his name on the wardrobe which would date back to at least 1900. Makes me happy to know the pieces are all earmarked now.
Your artistry and attention to detail paid off once again. Great job! Absolutely perfect match. Don’t forget the edges. So nice to see this room coming together ❤.
The door is looking wonderful. Glad you’re not making it shiny. A shiny look would be so wrong with the rest of the house! I feel bad for Jeanie’s poor back down on the floor working on the baseboard but it’s looking great! I love the wallpaper sample! It coordinates beautifully with the fireplace! I hope you go with that! It’s been a long time since I’ve commented, but I still enjoy your videos so much! Best, Jan G.
Another very informative video! May work on my door some more tomorrow. That door really does look very close to the other one. You two are doing a great job on everything! Thank you for sharing your experiences it is very helpful!
beautiful, I am so interested in some seeds for sure. I just wish they grew well here in Texas. my daughter wants a magnolia tree on her property so we will give it a try. thank you. you two are doing a fantastic job.
As the others have already said, the door came out beautifully. I have a question. Why on the third coat did you not add as much denatured alcohol? I know it was going on smoothly on the first coat, why the change? Thank you 😊
Wow! what a great match. It looks great and fits right back in as it should within the room. It sure takes time and a great deal of patience well done.
So glad that i discovered this channel. Mike, do you mind sharing what color and amount of transtint you used? I have some old doug fir doors and am looking for that deep mahogany look. Thanks.
Welcome to the channel! We used "Brown Mahogany" with a good squirt into the shellac. Unfortunately we didn't measure it, but I would recommend going heavy with it and putting fewer coats of shellac on the door. It starts getting shiny after a few coats. You could also knock down the shine with "000" steel wool. I hope to demonstrate this someday.
You may have mentioned this before but do you know how old the magnolia tree is and, are you able to approximate its size -- such as 30 feet tall & 100 feet in diameter? Also do you know how long they normally live? I'm in Canada and I have never one, except yours.
Folks should know that those beautiful big, red magnolia seeds will grow a gorgeous tree but you have to be patient. It takes a few months before they sprout and then you may have to wait for as many as 15 years before they produce flowers. Also I understand that if the seeds dry out they will no longer be viable.
Can you not gently wool down the door if it gets shiny? Did you loosen the lower quarter-round on the baseboard to get paint from behind it (so no fine paint line)?
Are you awarebthat nucole Curtis( rehab addict fame) soaks herbpaint covered hardware in an old slowcooker with stripper on low for many hours then it justnoeaks rightnoff once you fish it out😊.
I have come to the conclusion that restoration takes the patience of a saint. You really have to go slow and take your time and pay attention to the details. That door is looking great.
It's so soothing watching your work. Everything today is about achieve, achieve, achieve, fast! and you achieve at your own pace, and beautifully so. Thank you so much.
We're glad you enjoyed it!
Your patience is paying off!
Definitely a great Tutorial on Shellac use, along with Jeanie and the clean up of the Baseboard. Bossa Nova is a great choice of music. 😊💖💖
Agreed!
Hello, good folks! 🙂
RAINcouver has started doing just that as of today... raining!! 🌧️ Temps this next week are in the 50's and lows in 40's; with rain all week! 👍 LOVE IT♥️
Love the groovy music, by the way😘
Hello Heidi! It sounds like the perfect weather to get cozy in front of a fire with a mug of cocoa or soup!
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Actually... I am doing just that while watching you shelack, a cozy blanket with some hot chocolate with about 1/4 Cup of yummy eggnog in it, and always, always in our Restoration mugs! ♥️👍🌧️
Take care
@@HeidisHereAndThere That sounds delicious!
That door looks beautiful! It blends in well with the other door. Great job 👏!
The door is beautiful. The color matching excellent. Enjoyed. Blessings.
Thank you so much!
Door looks really good
Never thought I’d spend a Saturday afternoon watching a video of shellac drying. 😊 Door looks great, like it’s over a hundred years old, oh wait…. 😮
Lol! We hope it's slightly more interesting than watching paint dry!
Thanks Mike and Jeanie for teaching me a few things always enjoy your videos
Our pleasure!
There's a chance of snow tomorrow afternoon here. I'm in eastern Modoc County, California.
Be safe out there!
Thanks for the tutorial. We have quite a few doors that are going to need a good shellacking.
Yes! Your wood will be incredible someday. It's shocking how destroyed your bathroom is but it's fun to see it come apart and go back together.
@@1834RestorationHouse We will get there eventually.
Great tip too to mix shellac with denature. I do hate how sticky shellac alone is when applying. I will be using this tip from now on. Thanks
I've had bad experiences with it in the past before I learned about thinning. You will enjoy how smooth and easy it is to apply when thinned! A 50/50 mix is a good place to start.
It looks great but I think it will need a light sanding with high grit to take shine down and blend the little streaks that are visible to look more like other door
There is a technique to light sand, clean, and apply a fresh coat of thin shellac for a more uniform finish. The best way to knock down the shine is with super fine steel wool. I hope to demonstrate this sometime.
I love the look of shellac or tongue oil varnish. It becomes one with the wood were urethane lays on top of wood. Beautiful door. Thanks for the videos 😊😊
After all the work you both did scraping the door it looks fabulous!! The color match is very close. Time will have to do the final step. Hope you’re both doing well and staying safe. Hugs, Doc❤
Thanks Doc! We're doing well.
i/ love those tree's, wish we could grow them in the north
Beautiful door! I love the way it turned out. I can't wait to see the room finished. It's going to be lovely. Thanks for the lesson on a how to finish an old door!
Always love to see you both and look forward to your videos God bless.
Thanks so much!
The door is beautiful!
Thank you! It has such a rich warm look now.
Would a Magnolia tree survive North Idaho weather and seasons? Mike, I like you new Carhart work pants. Everyone here in North Idaho wears them. As you know, it's rugged country here. The music reminds me of a Snoopy and Charlie Brown TV shows during the holidays😂😉
I switched to Carhart when I went back to work. I've found that they are a lot more durable than denim! We love Idaho and have some great memories of time spent there. Speaking of Charlie Brown, you might enjoy this video.....It's the band which began as the Vince Guaraldi trio. When this was filmed, there was only one surviving member of the group left, and he is the drummer. Sadly he too passed away. ua-cam.com/video/Q-zXBHwEcC4/v-deo.html
Looks great!
The door color is wonderful, a great match to its partner in the room. You taught me a lot about using shellac. I didn't like using it because it was so sticky, never knew about using denatured alcohol. Many thanks.
Yes, thinning shellac makes a wonderful, easy to apply finish. We rarely use it straight.
Your door came out looking just perfect! Jeanie is the Queen of painstakingly cleaning every speck of paint off of the wood so that it’s ready to be given it’s beautiful finish. And Mike is the King of meticulously mixing the shellac and applying that spectacular finish. Well done, you two!
I love the look of the seed pods after they’ve dried. I have a bowl full of them on a bookcase shelf, sort of like a bowl of pine cones. I’ve never tried to do anything with them. I bet they’d make an interesting looking fall wreath with the color and all that texture against a big bow of fall colors. Hmmm… Anyway, I love your idea to share your magnificent tree with your viewers. So sweet to give a little piece of your old Victorian this way. 💕
Yes, we need to get those seeds processed so we can get them out. Thank you for the kind words!
The door is very beautiful
And good on you, Mike, getting three coats of shellac on the door and none of it on your pants! ;) I'm glad you have made a point about avoiding a shiny finish. I've seen stained wood furniture and interior trim with high-gloss clear poly coatings. Not good. Recently I saw a Real Estate video for an unfurnished Victorian house. The woodwork, doors, and mantels looked great, but someone had refinished the entire wood floor with a high gloss coating. :0 It was so shiny I could hardly look at anything else. Very distracting, and it didn't look "right". I'm not sure what is on our original gum wood doors and mantels, but it has that matte patina, with just a bit of shine. Looks like you are aiming for the sweet spot.
We know exactly what you're talking about. We've seen the gumwood in Rochester NY and it was amazing!
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Nothing like it! So pretty!
It’s great that you’re finally getting to do the fun part in that door. It will be worth all the work!!
People don't realize how much work stripping wood is.
It's very time consuming, for sure.
love the choice of music this episode also I think the magnolia seed idea is a great one, they are wonderful trees. I'm so glad to see the door being "rescued". It looks so great now. I sure don't "get" people who want to cover up beautiful wood grains with paint. Anyway another great video keep it up ,I always look forward to your video's on Fridays :)
Thank you! We're glad you stop by every week.
The door looks good, your brush strokes on the final product would show less of you did the last coats with a rag though, it will give a smoother finish. I’ve been bitten by using a brush before for that exact reason.
I've been thinking about stripping it back off and applying a darker tone on the first coat, then going clear. It's a bit too shiny in my opinion.
As always Mike and Jeanie a fantastic job the door looks brilliant.👍
Thanks 👍
The door looks nice! And I like the music too!
The door turned out beautifully!
The color is fabulous!
We call the denatured alcohol methylated spirts here in Australia 🇦🇺 used metho and steel wool on several pieces of my grandparents furniture left to me many many years ago. Messy but I am still enjoying them and I am 82 not only a grandparent but a gg grandparent. 14 year old grandson has his name on the wardrobe which would date back to at least 1900. Makes me happy to know the pieces are all earmarked now.
It's great that your grandson has an interest in antique furniture.
love your viedos the door is perfect
The door looks absolutely fabulous!
Your artistry and attention to detail paid off once again. Great job! Absolutely perfect match. Don’t forget the edges. So nice to see this room coming together ❤.
Thank you very much!
Your work looks great. I was just wondering what color the shellac dye was because I amended looking for the same color for my house
The bottle broke and I had to throw it away but it's a liquid dye that I got from Rockler. Sorry I can't recall the color.
The door is looking wonderful. Glad you’re not making it shiny. A shiny look would be so wrong with the rest of the house! I feel bad for Jeanie’s poor back down on the floor working on the baseboard but it’s looking great! I love the wallpaper sample! It coordinates beautifully with the fireplace! I hope you go with that! It’s been a long time since I’ve commented, but I still enjoy your videos so much! Best, Jan G.
Hello Jan....It's good to hear from you!
Another very informative video! May work on my door some more tomorrow. That door really does look very close to the other one. You two are doing a great job on everything! Thank you for sharing your experiences it is very helpful!
We're glad that you found it interesting and informative! We're trying to promote the old craftsmanship and keep it alive for another generation.
beautiful, I am so interested in some seeds for sure. I just wish they grew well here in Texas. my daughter wants a magnolia tree on her property so we will give it a try. thank you. you two are doing a fantastic job.
Thank you!
As the others have already said, the door came out beautifully. I have a question. Why on the third coat did you not add as much denatured alcohol? I know it was going on smoothly on the first coat, why the change? Thank you 😊
I was looking to get more "buildup".
Wow! what a great match. It looks great and fits right back in as it should within the room. It sure takes time and a great deal of patience well done.
Thank you very much!
So glad that i discovered this channel. Mike, do you mind sharing what color and amount of transtint you used? I have some old doug fir doors and am looking for that deep mahogany look. Thanks.
Welcome to the channel! We used "Brown Mahogany" with a good squirt into the shellac. Unfortunately we didn't measure it, but I would recommend going heavy with it and putting fewer coats of shellac on the door. It starts getting shiny after a few coats. You could also knock down the shine with "000" steel wool. I hope to demonstrate this someday.
@@1834RestorationHouse Thank you! That's the color I purchased as well. I appreciate the help.
The door looks fantastic! Where did you find the tint for the shellac. I have some wood doors id like to try it on. 😊
Wood craft or Rockler should have it.
Beautiful job. If I want to refresh my baseboards can I do only one coat of clear shellac and alcohol?
Generally yes. Shellac will go over most anything.
Your room is coming beautifully! Do you plan to strip all of your woodwork? Or, just certain rooms.
We plan to strip all paint from the house's interior. When we're done it will be wood, wallpaper and plaster.
Nice job. Did you say you added something to make the shellac darker? What was that and how much did you add?
It was wood dye and I just added a few drops at a time until I was satisfied with the look.
You may have mentioned this before but do you know how old the magnolia tree is and, are you able to approximate its size -- such as 30 feet tall & 100 feet in diameter?
Also do you know how long they normally live? I'm in Canada and I have never one, except yours.
It's about 70 feet in diameter but we have no way of measuring its height.
Folks should know that those beautiful big, red magnolia seeds will grow a gorgeous tree but you have to be patient. It takes a few months before they sprout and then you may have to wait for as many as 15 years before they produce flowers. Also I understand that if the seeds dry out they will no longer be viable.
I didn’t know that about the drying of the seeds. Good to know!
Can you not gently wool down the door if it gets shiny?
Did you loosen the lower quarter-round on the baseboard to get paint from behind it (so no fine paint line)?
Yes, steel wool can be used to knock down the gloss. If you continue scrubbing after it goes flat, the finish will turn to a satin sheen.
Mike are you going to shellac the bottom and sides of the door too? Could you have used a stain on the door first to avoid the gloss buildup?
Did you do the backside of the door first? If so, was that done on purpose??? Reasoning? Thanks!!!
The back side was always shellac finish and never painted (luckily!).
Are you awarebthat nucole Curtis( rehab addict fame) soaks herbpaint covered hardware in an old slowcooker with stripper on low for many hours then it justnoeaks rightnoff once you fish it out😊.
can you mix with paint thinner instead
No, shellac is made wide denatured alcohol, which is available at paint stores. The big box stores have it too.
Thanks I guess I will have to go to menards. Ty much.