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"trinaz"

02/11/2003 10:06 AM

how best to strip paint from entrance door ?

I have a double 6ft wide entrance door that is solid core and painted off
white....I want to stripe it down taking all the paint off and then stain
with a good wood stain and then seal it.

What is the best way to get the old paint off while "protecting" the wood
finish underneath ? at best...it has two coats of paint...but perhaps only
one

Thanks,
Tim


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Nn

Nova

in reply to "trinaz" on 02/11/2003 10:06 AM

02/11/2003 5:41 PM

trinaz wrote:

> I have a double 6ft wide entrance door that is solid core and painted off
> white....I want to stripe it down taking all the paint off and then stain
> with a good wood stain and then seal it.
>
> What is the best way to get the old paint off while "protecting" the wood
> finish underneath ? at best...it has two coats of paint...but perhaps only
> one

I recently stripped and refinished a 36" exterior door. I used a Stanley #80
scraper to remove the majority of the old finish

http://www.supertool.com/StanleyBG/stan10.htm#num80

followed by a chemical stripper.

Since your door has only one or two coats of paint a hand scraper would work.

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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WJ

Wm Jones

in reply to "trinaz" on 02/11/2003 10:06 AM

02/11/2003 2:12 PM

In article <YOapb.131962$gv5.107016@fed1read05>,
"trinaz" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have a double 6ft wide entrance door that is solid core and painted off
> white....I want to stripe it down taking all the paint off and then stain
> with a good wood stain and then seal it.
>
> What is the best way to get the old paint off while "protecting" the wood
> finish underneath ? at best...it has two coats of paint...but perhaps only
> one
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
>

http://www.mscdirect.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_I
d=2010321&pcount=&Product_Id=110207&SearchFlag=

Master Vari-temp heatgun's a winner...quick and clean. Near glass be
careful.
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Doors - Locks - Weatherstripping
POB 250121 Atlanta GA 30325
404/626-2840


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