i have original 1930's doors which were boarded up when i purchased the house. They are in quite good condition and i would like to remove the paint on the doors. Where can i get them dipped in the UK? Would anyone else keep original items if they were interesting?
2007-10-25 09:31:12 · 6 answers · asked by jessie 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
the panels were removed about 10 years ago, they are in there original state, apart from having paint on them.
2007-10-25 09:45:47 · update #1
We restored a flat a few years back and, like you, everything was panelled over the original painted wood. We spent a long time with nitromorse stripping the wood back, but it was definately worth the effort. Our neighbour at the time sent her doors to be "dipped and stripped" and there was no comparison to ours and hers. Ours looked fantastic, solid with no warps or cracks. Neighbours looked like s***, warped, cracked and looking like she'd bought cheap ones from B&Q!
The hard work is worth the result if you want them as original.
2007-10-26 09:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dipping doors can often ruin them. It may be an idea to send one off that doesn't matter to much if you can. See how that turns out before doing the rest. Quite often the quickest way is not the best. You may get a better result by hand with elbow grease.
2007-10-25 09:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd look in yellow pages or thompson local, usually costs around £15 - £20 per door, they may not turn out well but it is worth a punt.
I personally would send off one door first and see what the results are like
2007-10-25 10:59:30 · answer #3 · answered by I got wood 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The paint on those doors will contain lead so be careful with adequate ventilation. Dipping is OK, depending on who does it but it also can attack the adhesive of those old doors. As a precaution, you can put a five millimetre "blind" dowel through the joints before they are dipped and then clean it up afterwards..
2007-10-25 09:41:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
be a bit careful here as the doors will twist and warp ..and cracks will appear in the joints ..i have seen this happen many times ..and the doors were scrapped you will need to put weights on the doors to stop them from twisting ..laid flat of coarse and you will need to let them dry out very slowly ..but no guarantee's !
2007-10-25 09:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a look in the yellow pages,Remove covering first,You will probably find damaged panels.
2007-10-25 09:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋