Thursday, March 11, 2010

Does anyone nkow how to get paint etc off skirting boards and door frames easily?

I've used a heat gun, Nitro Mors a sander and even a planer but its so hard and theres bits still everywhere.





PLEASE HELP!!Does anyone nkow how to get paint etc off skirting boards and door frames easily?
From experience I would say pay someone else to do it!


It is hard work, skirting boards and doors in older houses weren't made to be seen 'bare', were always painted. You could spend ages stripping to find a poor piece of wood full of filler! As another


answer said you don't need to strip it right back if you are going to paint it again. Fitting new boards is definitely an easier option and you can match most styles or ask a carpenter to make some.Does anyone nkow how to get paint etc off skirting boards and door frames easily?
try turpentine ?
would be easier to replace them and stain them or varnish if it`s that bad
I had the same problem if your house is old its worth persevering.I used the heat gun %26amp; sander 2 years later im still at it.Its started to look fab
goof off and zip strip are good products also try a gell based pain striper of any brand to do the trick then just scrape it off after it sits a while
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No. Not easily.
Honestly it is sometimes quicker and cheaper replacing the skirtings/facings (if they are in poor condition and have a lot of paint - frames are easy to strip so only be concerned with the facings) ... it is a real easy job and if you replace with pre-primed MDF it is cheap.





Remember they just have to be smooth and the paint not flaking - liquid sandpaper or a sander can achieve this although the results are variable.





If I have to remove paint I use a decent heat gun and a plumbers heat shield.





Hope that helps
try a product called Zip-Strip,put it on and let it soak in for a few hours, this stuff will take off just about everything
DONT PAINT THEM IN THE 1ST PLACE

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