"New & Improved - N/F John" wrote in message
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Get a one inch puddy knife and to remove the paint. BUT FIRST:

I would wear an respirator with lead protection qualities and put a big
fan
in the window to help remove dust.

If the paint is 25 years old that is after lead paint. Scrape any loose
paint and sand the edges lightly. Wash down with TSP to remove any grease,
and then go to town. If the old paint is an oil base and you are now using
a latex based paint, you might want to give it a coat of primer first.
Primer dries fast and bonds to the old paint and gives a "tooth" for the new
paint to adhere to.

Avoid the cheapie big box paint. Go to the paint store and get the good
stuff. They will also advise you on the right kind of primer and prep stuff
to get.

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Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.