Finishing the iron door from the outside. Description of popular options

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When purchasing an iron door in most cases, the buyer receives it with the simplest level of finish. Unfortunately, the manufacturer does not always provide in its range of door models with already installed finishing materials of high quality.

As you might guess, the whole point is the financial side of the issue. Companies that produce this type of product are primarily focused on the mass buyer, and he, as a rule, is very constrained financially. So manufacturers have to reduce the cost of the production process as much as possible in order to optimize the costs allocated for the production of products.

In these realities, a person who decides to buy an iron door, in order to get a beautiful appearance, needs to independently, what is called “bring it to mind”, that is, to finish it with his own hands. Due to the fact that the Russian market of finishing materials is ready to offer the end customer a wide range of a wide variety of solutions, it seems that there should be no problems with choosing the right option.

So, consider the most popular types of finishing materials for iron doors today.

Powder coating

Spraying on the outer side of the door of a special powder composition is carried out only in workshop conditions, using a high-temperature furnace for this purpose. In order for the spraying to be carried out in compliance with all necessary standards, the door blank, the surface of which is pre-coated with a special powder, is placed in an oven heated to four hundred degrees Celsius.

Under the influence of such an environment, the powder is melted. After maintaining a certain time interval, the door blank is removed and forced to cool. At the end of this procedure, the applied powder coating acquires a characteristic strength, which in its properties is higher than the strength of other coating mixtures.

wood veneer

“Veneer ... how much is mysterious in this word” - one would like to say this phrase in relation to the text of this article. But really! Not many people know. Veneer is called dried wooden planks, fastened together under pressure of several atmospheres.

The decoration of the canvas with veneer is made by a set of wooden planks in such a way that a pattern is obtained on the surface of the door. To protect against dust and dirt, the wooden components are varnished. To prevent the material from losing its original color, a colorless varnish is selected for application.

Currently, the external finish of an iron door with veneer is in second place in popularity, after finishing with vinyl-leather, which will be discussed below.

Vinyl leather

Finishing the outer part of an iron door with vinyl leather is still the most popular way to beautifully and inexpensively decorate the entrance to an apartment. The advantages that this material has make it the best use in terms of price / quality ratio. Here are its advantages:

• excellent level of thermal and sound insulation;
• wide range of available color palette;
• long service life;
• low cost.

Nevertheless, with all its advantages, this material has one significant drawback - it breaks even when touched with not the sharpest objects. For example, it's easier than ever to damage it with a bunch of keys.

Laminate

The use of laminate for finishing an iron door on the outside is currently not yet widespread. But this material has many positive qualities: it is resistant to impacts (but not with sharp objects), its palette has many available colors, plus its care is notable for its simplicity. Laminate does not need to be cleaned - its smooth surface is quickly and effectively cleaned with a damp cloth. With all this, it is not predisposed to operation in conditions of significant humidity.

So, in this article, we examined the possibilities of modern door finishing material presented on the Russian market. To finally decide on how to finish the iron front door, it is enough to dwell on one of the above material options. Meanwhile, the option of using finishing, which includes the possibility of using several materials at once, also has the right to life.