"Big Al" wrote in message
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Trying to gather ideas about stripping some kitchen cabinets. The doors
and
drawer fronts are made of 3/4" plywood. They have many coats of paint I'd
like to remove. What's the best stripper? At what point do you stop
stripping and start sanding? If I can get them clean I'm going to stain
them.

I have limited experience, but that past year stripped paint of a maple
chest. I hesitated figuring it would be a real PITA, but is worked out
fairly simple. I bought a gallon of paint remover from Wal Mart. I forget
the brand. Applied a coat of it on a side. They gave you a sprayer, but I
had better results with a brush. Waited 10 minutes. With a putty knife, I
just lightly scraped and all the finish came off. Rinsed with water, let it
dry, sanded with 150 grit, then 400 grit and done.

A few spots had to be touched up. Overall, it came out excellent and it is
now refinished and looks as good as it did 50+ years ago when it was in my
bedroom as a kid.

Plywood may not turn out as well, especially the edges. It may be easier
and look better to replace the drawer fronts.