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

Question

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!!

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Using a hot air gun can help but if you do mist with water openings where the heat might get behind the wood. I watched another painter not do this and he burned down an elegant house. There is a product at some pro paint shops called Peel Away. It comes in two varieties. One is cheaper, more toxic but the difficult part with it is that once the solution is pasted on the paint the paperlike covering has to be added within a couple seconds. This is a two person job and the paper has to be cut and ready for each section before the stripper is applied. The second type is less toxic and gives a person more time to adhere the paper (Pink Saran Wrap works for this too). This type takes 3 days to work but can be tested but lifting one corner to see how much paint it has lifted. When ready, lift the paper and the paint will come with it. Rinse surface as recommended. Then of course there are other strippers used with scrapers, finish off this process with some 60 grit sanding for good prep and good paint adhesion.

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

I had the same problem if your house is old its worth persevering.I used the heat gun & sander 2 years later im still at it.Its started to look fab

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

http://www.1912bungalow.com/archives/2004/02/removing_paint.php

:-)

Answer 8

would be easier to replace them and stain them or varnish if it`s that bad

Answer 9

DONT PAINT THEM IN THE 1ST PLACE

Answer 10

No. Not easily.