Does anyone know of a really good paint removing product!!?

Question

I bought an Older Home about 150 years old, and they decided to paint over all the beautiful oak doors, wood trim, and Stairway banister with a lead based paint. I need something thats effective, and cuts time.

Answer 1

http://www.ibacktonature.com/Pages/contractor.html

This stuff is great and doesn't smell. Easy to use and clean up is a breeze.

Answer 2

Since you're going to be repainting, you really don't need to remove all the paint. If you use a primer/sealer, the product will seal the old paint so it stays put under your new paint. My fav is Bull's Eye 123; it's interior or exterior, works with water based or oil based paints. No having 3-4 cans of different primer hanging around. Now for the smooth transitions from the old paint to the bare wood, you will need to sand. A 1/4 sheet sander with 60 or 80 grit sandpaper should smooth things out pretty well. If it still seems a bit rough; then give it a going over with something like 180 grit. The lower the number the more aggressive the grit on the paper is. The nice thing about 1/4 sheet sanders is that you can buy a whole sheet of sandpaper and cut that sheet into 4 pieces. It's a lot cheaper than buying the precut sheets and you have a lot more variety available to you. Renting or borrowing a pressure washer isn't a bad idea; it does make short work of the loose paint but you do have to be careful not to damage the wood. But be sure to let the surface dry at least a couple days (more if it's the shady side of the house) before trying to prime and paint. If you come across some damaged areas, now is the time to repair those. I've had good luck with the epoxy materials but more of the time, I go for the Bondo. That's an auto body repair material. It stinks to high heavens but it works great and is probably tougher than the wood. It sands up smooth and takes primer and paint real well also. And it's also a great time to be recaulking the windows and doors! Just fixing the caulking will greatly reduce your heating and cooling bills. I also think sanding a bit is better than dealing with any of the chemical strippers. They have some really nasty chemicals in them that can burn the skin and be quite nazardous to children and pets. Since you're going to be repainting, stipping all the paint off really isn't needed and sanding with the sander is much faster and less hazardous.

Answer 3

Back to Nature brand environmentally safer Ready Strip professional paint removers are designed to safely remove both paint and varnish from wood, metal and concrete surfaces. Ready Strip professional paint removers can easily be applied by brush, medium nap paint roller or putty knife. This helps save you elbow grease and gives an easier paint removing task, start to finish. When used according to the manufacturer’s guidelines, this safer paint remover does the hard work so you don't have to. Most start to strip or loosen paint in four to eight hours while maximum stripping action can take up to 24. Consult the chart below for specific capabilities of each product.

Answer 4

I have always used "Jasco" brand chemical paint stripper. Careful about dust if you wind up doing any sanding! you almost certainly have some lead paint somewhere in there!

Answer 5

Over the last 47 years I've been in business we've used a number of things, I stayed with "Zip" strip, I still use it in my shop today.

Answer 6

you have to be very careful, there is a very good chance there is lead paint present and it can make you sick.the only safe way for a DIY er is with a product called peel away.
http://www.epaintstore.com/xcart4/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=54

Answer 7

you need to use ,Lowe's paint stripper, but make sure you .
use some oil on the wood ,after your stripped it , as the stripper drys it out

Answer 8

a product called goof off, in a yellow can with red lettering works wonders