Stripping paint off of beams
GaleForce
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19 years agoGaleForce
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Should we strip the paint off our trim?
Comments (6)Don't underestimate the magnitude of the stripping job. I know, it's been hanging over me for 16 years as I advance, one board at a time, but mostly still look at untrimmed doors and floors for which the trim is still in the basement. OK, I'm exaggerating a bit. But think hard before turning a functional house into a work-in-progress. (We removed the trim in the course of a full reno). I have a near mania for removing thick coats of paint from old wood, but I would never characterize the task as a small job. It's actually quite horrid. Also, it cannot be claimed that every piece of wood that emerges from beneath its paint is beautiful. But once I strip it, it is almost impossible to get myself to paint it (or to talk my husband into it). As such, the freedom to have coloured trim is somewhat reduced by stripping. And darkish wood/brown is not necessarily the best trim colour for all spaces - light and clean, for example, has its attractions. But my trim, which has a lot more profile than yours does, is so heavily marred by drips and bubbles that its original condition is almost unbearable. Painting over the old paint is not a solution for me. For you, it might be. You can always paint first, and then strip later if you decide that's what you want to do. If you have to strip, then one extra coat of modern paint is not going to make the job much more significant one way or the other. That way you get to figure out your colours with relative impunity too. If you do strip, research methods carefully. Search the topic here on the forum for previous exhaustive discussions. And also, think lead. I would never sand - sorry to disagree, powermuffin! - unless maybe just to rough up the surface a tad. But mostly, if I am painting over old paint, I don't have any problem with adhesion. KarinL...See MoreStripping paint off hardware.
Comments (2)Save time and put your hardware in a pan of water (don't use the pan for cooking food), throw in some baking soda and boil for 1/2 hr to 1 hr. Patina stays in tact, too....See MoreSoy gel to strip paint off deck?
Comments (0)Hi folks - My new house has a painted wood deck that needs help. The paint is peeling off, and several rotted boards have been replaced, but are just sitting there unprotected. I'd love to save some money and strip/stain/seal the deck myself, but I'm not sure what the best option is. Powerwashing seems like a mess. I'm intrigued by Soy Gel - it gets good reviews on Amazon. But I'm not sure how a painted-on wood stripper is supposed to get between the boards to really get all the old paint off. Has anyone used this product on a deck? Thanks!...See MoreStripping paint on metal exterior door w/o taking it off the hinges?
Comments (7)If the existing paint is latex, good luck trying to sand it! Technically, it could be done in place with a "paste" chemical stripper, but you would have to cover and protect everything in range against the caustic stripper. It would be far easier to remove it to a place where more mess could be tolerated. Working in a horizontal position on saw horses would be the ideal. Where the door had to be off for a day or two, I would go to the homeowners store and have a piece of plywood cut to the exact dimensions of the door, and then temporarily nail it into the door opening....See Moreerik_hammarlund
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