stripping paint from doors, bannister, architraves

matt_boro

whats the best way to go about it, in peoples past experiences?

paint stripping solvent? heat gun? both?

cheers
Matt

stargate222

Have used both in the past. Prefer the heat gun. Solvents are messy, smelly and melt your gloves!

munkypuzzel

Dont do it unless you really have to, huge amount of work especially bannisters.. You will have to sand, prime, undercoat (at least twice) and finish coat.
You may be better to repair and prepare the paint you have and may get just as good (or a better) finish,

ormus

heat gun and then sanding down. the staircase took me ages!

i dont like to use chemicals in the house. very messy and dangerous.
my chest is bad enough !!!!!!.

MrsE_2

For doors, take them off & get them dipped.

iwanttosave_2

Heat gun and loads of patience.

Me and Nitromores are not friends.

Mr_Warren_2

Got doors dipped locally same as spindles. Took care of skirting and steps myself. Took me just over 1 year for a 2 storey semi (not all evenings though). Looks great now but quite a work !!

longbaygirl

Just about to start on a 3 storey staircase. Can someone tell me if it is possible to remove the whole bannister and get it dipped and stripped? Or will it just fall apart and not be possible to re-fix back to staircase?

With spindles - ours are just the plain straight ones - is it worth all the trouble of getting 50+ years of paint off? Should we just chuck out and get new ones from B&Q?

movingforward2010

MrsE wrote: »

For doors, take them off & get them dipped.

we done this and they came back warped

markie1980

If the spindles are nothing special, and you want a good as new look - get new ones.
It will save ALOT of time and money.

Doors shouldn't get warped by dipping them. My guess is they were left in the tank for far too long and then lent at an angle while they dried. The panels often warp, but if they are clamped and wedged whilst drying they should be fine.

The best method for stripping wood is a combination of everything mentioned:
I normally start with a heat gun to get the thick paint of,
then use a very strong chemical (which makes Nitromoors look like fizzy water)to get out the engrained stuff
then a final sand to finish off.

sarah77

longbaygirl wrote: »

Just about to start on a 3 storey staircase. Can someone tell me if it is possible to remove the whole bannister and get it dipped and stripped? Or will it just fall apart and not be possible to re-fix back to staircase?

With spindles - ours are just the plain straight ones - is it worth all the trouble of getting 50+ years of paint off? Should we just chuck out and get new ones from B&Q?

Ive just spent days stripping my bannister and the wrought iron back with solvents and a scraper. Awful work but imo well worth it as it will look amazing once ive varnished the wood and resprayed the metal matt black! Cant wait for the end result