priming
Our new, state of the art, fully automated priming line enables us to
supply the most consistent top quality doors, ready primed to accept final
coats of paint to the color of your choice.
Supa Doors should be handled in the same way you would a good quality lumber door. Here are some basic instructions that may be helpful in handling our product.
handling
1. Doors should not be delivered to a jobsite
or installed until concrete floors, foundations and plaster or drywall
are completely dry.
2. Doors should be stored flat on at least 3 equally spaced 2 x 4's in a dry, well ventilated area. Do NOT lean up against walls.
finishing
1. Doors
supplied primed should be properly sanded with 150 grit sandpaper to
ensure a smooth even finish, they should then be wiped and cleaned and
finished with two coats of good quality oil based or latex paint.
2. To properly seal and finish doors, use a high grade product and apply in strict compliance with the manufacturer's specifications. If you are using latex paint, do not over dilute or water down.
3. Door ends must be sealed before hanging.
4. Doors should be finished on all six sides before hanging or immediately thereafter.
5. When finishing doors, finish both sides at the same time, do not leave one side unfinished for a prolonged period of time.
important
pre-drilling
& screw information
1.
Screw Type – Preferably single thread parallel core
screws are recommended for use with all MDF doors.
2. Pre-drilling – It is imperative
that you pre-drill pilot holes and do NOT over tighten screws. MDF is
a fiber board and if not pre-drilled the fibers stretch on either side
of the screw hole, which is unsightly but does not effect the integrity
of the door. If this splitting occurs fill with vinyl spackle.
3. The pilot hole should be 90-95% of the
screw core diameter. You should also make sure that the pilot hole is
drilled approximately 1/8” deeper than the length of the screw
being used.
4. Do not over tighten screws – set
clutch on drill to minimum. Over-tightening of screws causes a wedge
effect and creates minor splits approximately 1/16” on either side
of the screw. If splits appear loosen screw slightly and fill split
with vinyl spackle. The integrity of the door will not be compromised
and the full five year warranty will stay in place.
5. We recommend #9 x 1-1/4” screws
for 1-3/8” doors and #10 or 12 x 1-1/4” screws for 1-3/4”
doors. 6’8” Doors require 3 hinges and 8’ doors 4 hinges.
6. There are hundreds of thousands of Supa
Doors hanging, without any problems whatsoever. Please follow these
simple instructions and you will be delighted with the result.
