How do I refinish my wooden front door?
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Normally sanding it will be your best option, An 80-grit sandpaper on a random-orbit sander works well for the first pass over the old finish of the wooden door. Go over the door again with a 100-grit sandpaper and finish it off with 120-grit sandpaper.
Yes and you can look into General Finishes Gel stains! :) They require no sanding! And are high quality. :)
Here is a link!
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=general+finishes+gel+stain&ref=nb_sb_noss
The easiest is if you can take it down and use stripper and sand it. Refinish like a piece of furniture. Only at the end use Marine varnish as your finish coat. Do not use stain with finish already in it.
Kelli is correct about using a Marine finish coat. It's necessary to protect the color (UV rays) as well as against the elements.