The Wood Doctor's Blog

Nortica Finish System on my door?

Wood Doctors customer service is bar none the best in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The door only needs to be recoated when it turns from gloss to dull otherwise nothing has to be done to it other than monthly cleaning. Keep the door wiped down with Turtle Wax ICE Wash and Shine every month. Air pollution can damage the finish prematurely if not cleaned. A fully protected door needs very little upkeep and others require more. Each door finish ages differently with every situation...some doors last many years with very little maintenance. Manufacturers of custom doors warranty their doors under certain conditions. For example species of wood such as mahogany, red oak, white oak, or maple etc. Each species has different warranties. Also an 8 foot tall door requires an eight foot porch covering the door, and coverage of 8 eight foot over each side of the door or side wall protection. Other aging factors pertain to which way the door faces east or west or southwest and etc.. The average Nortica All Weather Storm Guard and Poly System customer may have a very minor spot to fix every couple years or may not need anything for up to 10 years depending on home and door design. The beauty of this system is that it usually does not have to be stripped if it needs recoating. Most doors with primitive polyurethanes require stripping every 2 to 4 years because of weathered wood and peeling and blistering finish. Our customers tell us when they use primitive paint store polyurethane's they have to sand and re-coat their doors every 4 to 6 months and they have to strip, sand and refinish every 2 or 3 years. And they will tell you the paint store poly on wood doors spends more time ugly than pretty. No one knows doors and extreme exterior finishing like the Wood Doctors. The Erickson’s are looking forward to making your home entry door beautiful again! So let us know soon. We finish and refinish doors year around.