Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

On 1/19/2011 4:05 PM, KOS wrote:
Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project?


Jasco.

15 minutes. Probably not environmentally friendly but it flat out works.
Use "rubber" gloves. If you have multiple layers you may need more than
one application.

Jeff

I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

On 1/19/2011 1:05 PM KOS spake thus:

I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

First question: why do you think you have to remove all the old paint
from the door?

You didn't say, but the door is going to be painted, right? (If you want
to varnish over the wood that's a different story.) So all you really
need to do is to prep the door for paint by removing any loose paint,
then leveling and smoothing the rest. If there are big gobs of paint in
places, these can probably be taken down with a sharp chisel or even a
putty knife.

I wouldn't try to sand it down to bare wood. On an old door, you risk
rounding off and ruining the molding, for one thing. Just clean it up,
prime it, then paint it.


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To me, the *plonk...* reminds me of the old man at the public hearing
who stands to make his point, then removes his hearing aid as a sign
that he is not going to hear any rebuttals.

On 1/19/2011 5:17 PM, David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 1/19/2011 1:05 PM KOS spake thus:

I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

First question: why do you think you have to remove all the old paint
from the door?

You didn't say, but the door is going to be painted, right? (If you want
to varnish over the wood that's a different story.) So all you really
need to do is to prep the door for paint by removing any loose paint,
then leveling and smoothing the rest. If there are big gobs of paint in
places, these can probably be taken down with a sharp chisel or even a
putty knife.

I wouldn't try to sand it down to bare wood. On an old door, you risk
rounding off and ruining the molding, for one thing. Just clean it up,
prime it, then paint it.



He is also apparently trying to do it in place, which is a mistake IMHO.
Take it down and do it in the basement or garage, or on back porch once
warm weather hits. Doing a side at time on tall sawhorses is a lot
easier than prepping and painting a vertical surface.

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On Jan 19, 6:03*pm, aemeijers wrote:
On 1/19/2011 5:17 PM, David Nebenzahl wrote:





On 1/19/2011 1:05 PM KOS spake thus:

I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

First question: why do you think you have to remove all the old paint
from the door?

You didn't say, but the door is going to be painted, right? (If you want
to varnish over the wood that's a different story.) So all you really
need to do is to prep the door for paint by removing any loose paint,
then leveling and smoothing the rest. If there are big gobs of paint in
places, these can probably be taken down with a sharp chisel or even a
putty knife.

I wouldn't try to sand it down to bare wood. On an old door, you risk
rounding off and ruining the molding, for one thing. Just clean it up,
prime it, then paint it.

He is also apparently trying to do it in place, which is a mistake IMHO.
Take it down and do it in the basement or garage, or on back porch once
warm weather hits. Doing a side at time on tall sawhorses is a lot
easier than prepping and painting a vertical surface.

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yeah take door off, remove hardware, use paint stripper outdoors, then
clean and sand.

way better outdoors.. I have done this.

only trouble it may come out so good you will want to do all doors in
home.

removing paint restores all sorts of details lost be many coats of
paint

Make sure you check to see if the paint has lead in it. If so, I would
be careful about sanding.

If there is no lead, you might be able to use a heat gun to soften the
paint enough to scrap. I would do this outside or in a garage. Another
option is to take the door to a local paint stripper. A friend did
this with his lead painter trim.

On 1/19/2011 3:14 PM spake thus:

removing paint restores all sorts of details lost be many coats of
paint

This would be about the only valid reason to try to strip paint from the
door.

If there are details that are gunked-over with many layers of paint, you
could just strip these places. You don't need to take the entire door
down to bare wood.

Keep in mind, too, that there are businesses that specialize in
stripping furniture, and apparently have stripping tanks large enough to
dunk an entire door in. You might consider this, if the whole door
really does need to be stripped. Plus they take care of disposing of all
the toxic **** left over afterwards.


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To me, the *plonk...* reminds me of the old man at the public hearing
who stands to make his point, then removes his hearing aid as a sign
that he is not going to hear any rebuttals.

KOS wrote:
Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

Doing anything with paint - other than putting it on something - inside your
home will render your home almost uninhabitable.

Take the door outside.

Use the harshest paint remover you can find. It will take several
applications.

Then use your sander.

On Jan 19, 8:37*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
KOS wrote:
Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

Doing anything with paint - other than putting it on something - inside your
home will render your home almost uninhabitable.

Take the door outside.

Use the harshest paint remover you can find. It will take several
applications.

Then use your sander.

A stripper specialist is the easist way to get it down to the original
wood without exposing folks to dubious chemicals.

hr(bob) wrote:
On Jan 19, 8:37 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
KOS wrote:
Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house.
The doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the
paint from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust
covers the entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids
that work well for this type of project? I did use an
environmentally friendly "paste" that you put it on and wait 24
hours then scrap off- but I dont think that will work on the door,
as the paint is pretty good on there. Thanks

Doing anything with paint - other than putting it on something -
inside your home will render your home almost uninhabitable.

Take the door outside.

Use the harshest paint remover you can find. It will take several
applications.

Then use your sander.

A stripper specialist is the easist way to get it down to the original
wood without exposing folks to dubious chemicals.

Exactly what Honeysuckle Events said when I was calling around to plan a
bachelor party.

On Jan 19, 5:45*pm, David Nebenzahl wrote:

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Keep in mind, too, that there are businesses that specialize in
stripping furniture, and apparently have stripping tanks large enough to
dunk an entire door in. You might consider this, if the whole door
really does need to be stripped. Plus they take care of disposing of all
the toxic **** left over afterwards.

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Absolutely, positively the best way to get it done. For the price the
pros charge, you will 'pay' yourself far less than minimum wage for
the job and with much poorer results, and no satisfaction. Use your
time for more important projects and SWMBO will respect you. Plus you
will need better tools for those kinds of activities. Its a win-win
situation.

Joe

After moving into a 100 yr old home my wife wanted the molding and doors to
look better.
I removed all the molding took it outside, and tried paint remover 4 thick
coats of paint on the door which the remover didn't remove..
I used a torch and scraper (heat guns were not available then) remember
REMOVE is the word before using a torch do not torch in place,
if I did it now I would use nothing but a heat gun and still be very
careful.
My neighbors house burned down because a local paint contractor used a torch
on her siding to remove paint.
Any way some of the molding that was painted I was able to stain and finish.
In my opinion paint remover doesn't work.

"KOS" wrote in message
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Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

On Jan 19, 4:05*pm, KOS wrote:
Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks

LEad. Sand the door a litte knock off the rough spots skim coat it
with auto body junk. I had a hundred year house that had real cool
hinges that i used stripper on that part but had the mask to prevent
liver damage from the fumes.

On Jan 20, 1:52*pm, "jimmy" wrote:
After moving into a 100 yr old home my wife wanted the molding and doors to
look better.
I removed all the molding took it outside, *and tried paint remover 4 thick
coats of paint on the door which the remover didn't remove..
I used a torch and scraper (heat guns were not available then) *remember
REMOVE is the word before using a torch do not torch in place,
if I did it now I would use nothing but a heat gun and still be very
careful.
My neighbors house burned down because a local paint contractor used a torch
on her siding to remove paint.
Any way some of the molding that was painted I was able to stain and finish.
In my opinion paint remover doesn't work.

"KOS" wrote in message

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Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
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theres a wide variety of paint remover, the noxious ones work best.

patience and multiple stripping attempts gets the job done

On 1/20/2011 8:16 PM, wrote:
On Jan 20, 1:52 pm, wrote:
After moving into a 100 yr old home my wife wanted the molding and doors to
look better.
I removed all the molding took it outside, and tried paint remover 4 thick
coats of paint on the door which the remover didn't remove..
I used a torch and scraper (heat guns were not available then) remember
REMOVE is the word before using a torch do not torch in place,
if I did it now I would use nothing but a heat gun and still be very
careful.
My neighbors house burned down because a local paint contractor used a torch
on her siding to remove paint.
Any way some of the molding that was painted I was able to stain and finish.
In my opinion paint remover doesn't work.

wrote in message

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Hi
I am going to repaint a wood bathroom door in a 50 year old house. The
doors are in really good condition. I would like to remove the paint
from the door... I have a sander but whenever I use it dust covers the
entire room, so I dont want to use that.. Any liquids that work well
for this type of project? I did use an environmentally friendly
"paste" that you put it on and wait 24 hours then scrap off- but I
dont think that will work on the door, as the paint is pretty good on
there. Thanks- Hide quoted text -

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theres a wide variety of paint remover, the noxious ones work best.

patience and multiple stripping attempts gets the job done

If you are removing trim to strip it, need to crunch the numbers and
assign a value to your time. Unless it is some species or size or
quality of wood you simply can't get any more, or you are trying to
match an existing profile of trim in other rooms, and local millwork
shop does not have a knife for it, it is often cheaper/faster to build
back with new wood. Especially true if leaded paint is a concern to you.
Stripper is expensive. And even the 'green' stuff is a nasty PITA to use.

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