2006-09-20 14:55:43 · 8 answers · asked by ensain_angel 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
nope, just elbow grease. its prob latex paint so all you can do is scrape and sand.
2006-09-20 15:05:12 · answer #1 · answered by La-z Ike 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is the original surface? Is this an old home with plaster walls and wooden doors/molding or drywall? You really can't scrape or sand drywall. There's a product that can be painted on wood or metal surfaces that softens the old paint so that it just basically rolls off with very light strokes with a wide scraper. Plan on doing at least a minimal amount of sanding. If you're going to take the previous paint(s) off, take the time and do it right. Take it down to the original surface. It's a lot of work; that's why most people just paint over the existing surface. But in the end, you'll be so glad you did.
2006-09-20 19:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by jadenn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did that for many many hours w/ heat gun. Get a really good scraper and a shapener for it so you can sharpen it every several hours that you use it. I am assuming that you have plaster walls. Be careful b/c the paint can be slightly flaming when it falls off. Make sure you don't set your floor on fire. And be careful of the wood work as that can singe too. Sweep up the paint that has been removed every few minutes and make sure it is not smoldering. And I used to use an old metal muffin tin to put the heat gun on when it was hot and I was ready to quit. Also, you should know that there may be lead paint in what you are scraping and you should take precautions.
2006-09-20 15:04:56 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little clarification on Mike M's answer. And his caution is good, but not clear enough. If you use a methelene chloride paint stripper (the most common paint stripper), make sure there are no open flames. This means shut off all pilot lights (range, furnace, hot water heater). When this chemical contacts flames, it undergoes a chemical reaction that produces hydrochloric acid.
I was production manager for a company that made stripper among other things. We had one customer who replaced a furnace before going to work stripping all of the woodwork in a huge old victorian house. He thought he would stay nice and warm for the winter and do the interior refinishing. The acid ate out the firebox of his new furnace in 2 weeks. He had to replace it. This isn't even to say what it does to human lungs.
Methelene chloride causes cancer, too, so always ventilate when using. Avoid using paint stripper for this job unless you just have to.
2006-09-20 17:45:04 · answer #4 · answered by DeeDub 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a note of safety, don't use Jasco or any other paint remover in conjunction with a heat gun. Even though the paint remover may not be flammable, it may produce very toxic gasses if it passes over a red-hot heating element as in a heat gun,
The gas it produces is the same gas that was used in World War One, called Trench Gas, and it is very corrosive and destroys lung tissue.
Also, can't you just paint over the old paint? Maybe not, or you wouldn't be asking, right?
Good luck and take care. (I used a belt sander once...)
2006-09-20 17:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sand Paper / TSP-if you just need to prep for wall paint/
Jasco-also wear gloves takes skin too!
Heat Gun- & Scrapper but wear protective glove for heat.
But
are you removing paint down to wood? for stain? or
just to repaint walls? if so no need to remove use TSP to etch surface to repaint.
Good Luck!
2006-09-20 15:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by rpm5150365 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mineral spirits or gasoline. Though I wouldn't recommend the latter becasue if the fore danger.
2006-09-20 14:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by JENNLUPE 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a heat gun
Steel wool
a LOT of time
2006-09-20 14:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by Grundoon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋