I have a small 75 year old house that is in need of repainting. The
wooden clapboards are in good condition except that they are covered in
alligatored paint. I tried scraping with a heat gun but it is slow
going (though it works). Is there any other way of stripping paint
quickly? My other option is to side with fiber cement boards. I just
hate vinyl. Materials will run about $3500. (My house is small).

Anybody ever scrape and paint an old house? Was it worth it? How
about fiber cement boards?

Thanks for the help.