[Greenbuilding] stripping paint off old doors

[Kathy Cochran]

And how would you go about removing Duct tape from old windows????  I recently moved an old house 20 miles, and thought I would save the windows by making "X"'s in duct tape to give them support.  It WORKED  -  but what a mess.  Finally I heard I could use Jasco Paint Stripper - the kind that will remove Epoxy.  It really works.  But does anyone have a suggestion how to remove the paint on the window frames (which are old steel frames, from 1940) at the same time?   Also, the sills and jambs are painted wood.  Is that going to be another process, or can I do it all at the same time?

This is a LOT of work  -  I wish I had the money to say............Take them all out and replace them........ But OTOH it would really be nice to save them and get the frames in good enough shape that I would want to paint them again.

Kathy Cochan



-----Original Message-----
>From: Chris Green <pojeros at telus.net>
>Sent: Sep 11, 2006 1:17 PM
>To: Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] stripping paint off old doors
>
>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.
>
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