IanWatson

Sorry guys - another DIY thread!

My girlfriend has decided we're stripping all the interior woodwork in the flat - 4 thick layers of mushroom gloss on most of it.

We've got loadsand loads to do, too a weekend with blow torch, electric heat guns and a sanding machine to do two big bay windows.

I'm going chemical this time, and not crappy Nitromors...


I need some commercial strength stuff
Anyone used Peel Away 7 ?

cheers
ian

kav

If you're doing the doors, I'd take them off the hinges and get them dipped profesionally - well worth it. Depending on the state of the skirting boards etc, you might want to do the same with them.

Cheers
Kav

GaryC

From experience - DIY chemical strippers are not as effective as 'blow torching'. Best advice is (as mentioned) to get them dipped. £10-20 a door (less if plenty) does it far quicker far easier and not really much more expensive!

cement man

Dipped doors will be slighter lighter in appearance owing to the bleaching effect of the chemical used [caustic[,when done wash off with white vinegar.Skirtings etc should be done with hot air gun to get the worst off then nitromors then finally with white spirit & kitchen scouring pad,bit of sanding, a finish of your choice,& it'll look lovely jubbly.

Doc

Don't you know stripped wood is SO nineties

IanWatson

Doc - I'm in mainland Europe - we're decades behind mate!

In all serious the main issue is simply how thick and badly painted the wood is, alot will be repainted.

Anyway - bought a 30 litre tub of this Peelaway stuff (cost me about 50 quid!)- paste it on, cover with paper and leave.

First try - left it too long/didn't put quite as much on as I needed, so it dried out a bit. Where there was enough applied it took off 5 layers pretty well, still needs finishing but far less hassle than the blowtorch and absolutely loads better than DIY chemical strippers