[Greenbuilding] stripping paint off old doors

[Reuben Deumling]

Your thoughts, suggestions, and links are much appreciated. I already own
several good respirators with pink cartridges and I meant to have written
heat gun not torch in my original query.
If anyone has brand names of goop they care to recommend/or suggest avoiding
I'm eager to know of them. I looked into PeelAway #6, I think it was called,
a few years back. It looked pretty good but it seemed like it might run more
than $15/door...

Reuben

On 9/11/06, Art Landerholm <art.landerholm at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> The EPA website -- http://www.epa.gov/lead/ -- has some really good
> resources on DIY abatement of lead paint.
>
> As indicated in the EPA materials, you can actually use a heat gun on lead
> paint if you keep the temperature low enough, but that's not possible with a
> torch.  Also, the EPA recommends the use of a respirator with the lead-rated
> cartridges.
>
> Also, as Mike suggests, all of the suggested abatement methods keep the
> paint wet to minimize lead dust.  Abrasive sponges can be used for loose
> paint.  Dry scraping is probably not a good idea.
>
> Maybe the dip job is worth it after all . . .
>
> =====================
> From: Mike Matthews <editor at gbproductnews.com>
> Date: 2006/09/11 Mon PM 04:10:58 CDT
> To: greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] stripping paint off old doors
>
> Do Not, Do Not, DO NOT use torch & scraper.
> If that old paint contains lead, it will become airborne
> dust after you scrape, and then someone ends up inhaling
> it – which is very toxic.
>
> Use a slow-acting gel stripper which can be squeegeed
> off wet after about 8 hours. Depending which product you
> use the stuff shouldn't cost you more than $15 bucks.
>
> Mike Matthews
>
> > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:25:15 -0700
> > From: "Reuben Deumling" <9watts at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Greenbuilding] stripping paint off old doors
> > To: "Greenbuilder list" <GREENBUILDING at listserv.repp.org>
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> > I recall several lengthy & useful discussions about removing old
> > (lead)
> > paint from wood work on this list. Perhaps additional folks have tried
> > various approaches since then? In any case I just inherited a bunch of
> > 5-panel solid fir doors from an 80-100 yr old house. I want the
> > paint off
> > and to replace it with an oil finish. The doors appear to have only
> > one coat
> > of paint on them. What I have done in the past with cedar doors
> > that had
> > many more layers of paint and generally featured mouldings with
> > narrower
> > grooves is to have them dipped. This costs me about $90 per door
> > plus a lot
> > of hauling to and fro, and I was medium fond of the resulting hue
> > and rough
> > (driftwood) surface.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Reuben Deumling
> >
>
>
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