Nick's Building Supply Finishing Department
Wood Door Finishing Services
Protect your investment with Nick's in-house wood door finishing services. Our team hand-finishes each door using exterior-grade stain, UV protection, and durable clear coatings designed to preserve the beauty of real wood.
Professional Door Finishing
Why Have Nick's Finish Your Door?
The finish on your front door announces your style and helps protect the door from sun, moisture, heat, humidity, and everyday exposure.
Exterior-Grade Products
Nick's uses professional stains and clear coatings selected for wood doors, including exterior wood door sealers designed to resist fading, yellowing, cracking, and deterioration.
UV Protection
Our stains and coatings include UV protection to help maintain the look of the wood while highlighting the natural character of mahogany, alder, oak, cedar, poplar, and other species.
Hand-Finished Quality
Every door is carefully prepared, stained, sealed, inspected, reassembled, and packaged by our finishing team in Crown Point, Indiana.
What We Use to Finish Your Door
Professional Wood Door Finishing
We use a crystal-clear, water-based Urethane exterior wood door sealer imported from Italy. It features nano-technology along with both UV absorbers and blockers to help maintain a furniture-grade finish in perfect condition for years—far longer than competing brands.
Our stains are made from fine, micro-ground minerals that won’t fade with exposure to UV rays, unlike dyes and pigment stains.
To top it off, everything we use for our wood door finishing services is eco-friendly, low VOC, and safe for the environment to meet ISO 14001 certification standards.
Thicker Clear Coat Protection
Nick's applies a 12 mil protective clear coat, compared to the typical 8 mil finish used by many manufacturers. The additional coating thickness provides greater protection against UV rays, moisture, and everyday wear, helping extend the life of your door's finish and better protect your investment.
Stain Color Gallery
Wood Door Stain Samples
Click any available stain sample to view a larger image. Placeholder cards are included so new finish images can be added as they are photographed.
Brazilian Mahogany Stain Samples
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Red Oak Door
Red Undertone
Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Jacobean
Brown Undertone
Johnson Cherry
Red Undertone
Golden Oak
Brown Undertone
Dark Walnut
Brown Undertone
Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Ebony
Black/Brown Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
Exterior Knotty Alder Stain Samples
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Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Ebony
Black/Brown Undertone
Dark Walnut
Brown Undertone
Dark Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Colonial Maple
Brown Undertone
Special Walnut
Brown Undertone
Red Oak
Red Undertone
Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Johnson Cherry
Red Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
Interior Mahogany Door Stain Samples
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Golden Oak
Brown Undertone
Colonial Maple
Brown Undertone
Dark Walnut
Brown Undertone
Ebony
Black/Brown Undertone
Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Jacobean
Brown Undertone
Johnson Cherry
Red Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Red Oak
Red Undertone
Special Walnut
Brown Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
Poplar Interior Door Stain Samples
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Golden Oak
Brown Undertone
Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Ebony
Black/Brown Undertone
Dark Walnut
Brown Undertone
Colonial Maple
Brown Undertone
Special Walnut
Brown Undertone
Red Oak
Red Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Johnson Cherry
Red Undertone
Jacobean
Brown Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
Interior Red Oak Door Stain Samples
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Colonial Maple
Brown Undertone
Dark Walnut
Brown Undertone
Ebony
Black/Brown Undertone
Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Jacobean
Brown Undertone
Johnson Cherry
Red Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Red Oak
Red Undertone
Golden Oak
Brown Undertone
Special Walnut
Brown Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
White Oak Interior Door Stain Samples
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Golden Oak
Brown Undertone
Colonial Maple
Brown Undertone
Dark Walnut
Brown Undertone
Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Jacobean
Brown Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Red Oak
Red Undertone
Special Walnut
Brown Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
Exterior Teak Door Stain Samples
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Colonial Maple
Brown Undertone
Golden Oak
Brown Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Special Walnut
Brown Undertone
Red Oak
Red Undertone
Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Dark Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Johnson Cherry
Red Undertone
Jacobean
Brown Undertone
Dark Walnut
Brown Undertone
Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Ebony
Black/Brown Undertone
Black
Brown Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
Cedar Door Stain Samples
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Golden Oak
Brown Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Special Walnut
Brown Undertone
Red Oak
Red Undertone
Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Dark Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Johnson Cherry
Red Undertone
Jacobean
Brown Undertone
Dark Walnut
Brown Undertone
Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
Meranti Door Stain Samples
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Colonial Maple
Brown Undertone
Golden Oak
Brown Undertone
Natural
Brown Undertone
Special Walnut
Brown Undertone
Red Oak
Red Undertone
Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Dark Red Mahogany
Red Undertone
Johnson Cherry
Red Undertone
Jacobean
Brown Undertone
Espresso
Black/Brown Undertone
Ebony
Black/Brown Undertone
Disclaimer: Color samples may appear differently from display to display. Nick's Building Supply will not be held responsible for color matching issues based on this chart alone.
See the Process
Finishing Videos
Watch Our Step-by-Step Finish Process
Manufacturing and Finishing Line
Need a Stain Sample?
Free stain samples are available with the purchase of a door or upon placing a deposit on an order. Customers who have not yet placed an order may purchase stain samples separately. Contact us for details and current pricing.
In-House Craftsmanship
Our 13-Step Finishing Process
Our standard finishing process is designed to protect all six sides of the door and prepare the complete system for shipment.
1
Carefully disassemble the door system to reach behind hinges, nooks, crannies, and all six sides of the door.
2
Caulk and glaze all glass areas to help prevent water intrusion.
3
Tape off windows and thresholds to protect them from overspray.
4
Apply wood filler where needed to help create a smooth surface.
5
Remove wood imperfections with a steaming process when necessary.
6
Sand bare wood by hand.
7
Apply UV-protective stain by spray gun so the finish soaks into the wood.
8
Apply the first coat of sanding sealer to all six sides, then block sand raised grain.
9
Allow 24 to 48 hours of curing time.
10
Caulk exterior glass and where jamb legs meet the threshold, then remove taping.
11
Reassemble the door system, including sweep, astragal boot, and weather-stripping.
12
Prepare the door system for shipping with protectors and shrink wrapping.
13
Move the door system to shipping for complete protective crating.
Built & Finished in the USA
Finished by Hand in Crown Point, Indiana
Nick's takes pride in finishing each door by hand, offering a wide choice of stain colors, distressing options, antiqued finishes, and custom finish possibilities.
Questions
Wood Door Finishing FAQ
Nick's uses professional exterior-grade products, a multi-step finishing process, and experienced finishers who prepare, stain, seal, inspect, and package the door system.
Nick's shows stain samples for Brazilian Mahogany, Knotty Alder, Mahogany, White Oak, Red Oak, Poplar, Cedar garage doors, Sapele African Mahogany, and blue stain options.
Yes. Nick's uses exterior wood door sealers and UV-enhanced coatings selected to help protect wood doors from sunlight, moisture, heat, and humidity.
Nick's offers a wide choice of finish colors. Contact the sales team for available colors, custom stain options, distressing, and antiqued finishes.