They're about 20 years old. The former owners just painted them with a sloppy job. They're white and I just like natural wood color. Is it better to just get a pro?
2006-12-22 10:48:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Hi, I just bought an old house and decided to strip the woodwork. I used what was called redi strip. It came in a gallon can. It was sprayable. I put some in a spray bottle, squirted it on, left it for 15 minutes or so, came back and it was falling off. Great stuff! Then I used an orbital sander to finish it.
If your doors have too many profiled edges, I think I'd go with a pro cuz it would take a lot of time and patience to strip the doors. To be quite honest, you might be better off just stripping the cabinets and replacing the doors by going to either a place like Home Depot or Menards or calling a custom cabinet shop.
You would save a lot of money by doing it yourself but sometimes it's better to call a pro. Worst case, you could always try to strip a door and if you don't want to go there, you can call the cabinetmaker then.
2006-12-22 15:26:25 · answer #1 · answered by Becca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would have to strip the paint manually.
On the Styles and gables I suggest using a gel stripper it sticks to vertical surfaces better, the liquid type drip and you would have a mess.
Remove the doors and strip them on a flat surface.
Wash everything with TSP and hot water when finished.
After stripping sand with 100 or 150 grit paper, which will open the grain, sanding with the grain of the wood until all traces of paint etc are gone, sand again using 220 grit closing the grain.
Clean and stain with a transparent stain (Minwax is the best) and apply at least 3 coats of Poly with a bristle brush not a sponge brush, lightly sanding with 220 grit between coats.
2006-12-22 22:53:55 · answer #2 · answered by MoJo51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use chemical stripper, liquid. You have to be careful of fumes and wear gloves because it burns. You can also sand it to remove all the paint. If you use the stripper then you sand to finish the job. It's not that hard, just a pain in the butt.
2006-12-22 10:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by irongrama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rather than use your valuable time to "scrape" your project paint off - may I suggest that you find a suitable solvent to liquefy that green paint and wipe it off? Take that can of paint to a home improvement store nearby and ask for help finding a solvent. It will not affect your white laminate finish at all.
2016-05-23 16:46:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
apply paint thinner and let it set 4 at least 45minutes .then with a scrapper slowly remove also be sure to clean the cabinet with water b4 u try to stain it!
2006-12-22 11:03:55 · answer #5 · answered by vkusta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try using a product called Peel-Away, its a sticky paper product that u just apply and let sit and then peel it off, works great! But, if multiple layers of paint, then it will take several applications!
2006-12-23 06:35:20 · answer #6 · answered by randy h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hgtv.com explore this site for videos on how to
2006-12-22 10:52:41 · answer #7 · answered by memm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They would prabably need stripped, not fun at all!!
2006-12-22 10:52:02 · answer #8 · answered by axismiracle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST BUY A CAN OF STRIPPER AND HAVE AT IT YOU'LL SAVE $$ IF YOU DO IT YOURSELF.
2006-12-22 10:57:03 · answer #9 · answered by HADITDUN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋