[Greenbuilding] stripping paint off old doors

[Chris Green]

Reuben Deumling wrote:
> This time around I am curious to try to do this myself. I'm wondering if
> folks who've tried this could say two words about
> (a) using a torch and scraper,
> (b) goop and scraper, or perhaps
> (c) some combination of these, or
> (d) other DIY methods.
>
>   
Have you tried just using the scraper by itself? Sometimes old paint 
comes off rather quickly with one of these, especially the long-handled 
'wood scraper' kind you can get at a paint supply store (as opposed to a 
cabinet scraper... )  You can put a lot of elbow grease to work with one 
of these, and EG doesn't cost much.
This would be preferable to using a torch, since that will probably 
create fumes that can be breathed in, etc.
The citrus-solvent based paint remover 'goop' and scraper would be my 
next choice, but might require multiple applications. At least this 
stuff also prevents fumes escaping, and the scraped off stuff can be 
gathered/  vacuumed up and disposed of more safely.

Cheers,

Chris Green.