Paint Stripper

Paint stripper works wonders for removing paint. AsktheBuilder.com host Tim Carter shares some paint removal pointers to help you get rid of your paint quickly and safely. Sign up NOW for Tim's FREE weekly newsletter at: http://go.askthebuilder.com/NewsletterSignupNow

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[prettygirl92088]

my room's borders are all pink and i want to paint them white. do i have to strip the pink paint on them or can i just prime it?

[AsktheBuilder]

Just clean the walls and repaint them. Read my column about special primers. It's at my AsktheBuilder website.

[TheLittleWorldofGaz]

will you be able to primer just after you have sanded? also will this work on metal? thanks

[AsktheBuilder]

Yes and yes unless the directions on the can of primer say differently. READ directions always for all products.

[rhblakeman]

I generally try a heat gun and painter's multi-tool before I use stripper anymore. Most oil and latex based coatings come off wood easier with a heat gun than doing layer after layer with stripper. For those that do use stripper this is an excellent how-to, thanks again Tim.

[AsktheBuilder]

Great tip! I'd like to add to it not to confuse a heat gun with a torch. Torches are very dangerous. Although both tools can cause fires, torches seem to do it with far greater ease.

[peacefulmeed]

Best vid I've seen on paint stripping

[sexykatie90]

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[dirosaga]

@cbrooksecostrip I have run into the problem, realizing trim i was going to repaint contains led. I have read all over the net that one important step to led-paint removal is using a HEPA vaccum, with HEPA filter. But i called homedepot to ask about such a vaccum, and where i could rent it, and they sounded like they thought i was from another planet. Any idea where to buy/rent this HEPA vaccum?

[dashrirprock]

I like this guy.

[cbrooksecostrip]

If that paint is older than 1978 it has toxic lead. High heat gun will vaporize into breathable toxic fumes. Be safe with low setting on gun or low infraredspeedheater. Catherine Eco-Strip

[dreamer032388]

hey i have a hard wood book shelf that my mom has put many lairs of paint on it oer the years now that im older i want to strip the paint from it and let it be a hard wood but the paint stripper i have is not working have any advice

[zachNewYork]

I think the most important thing is eye protection.

Even wearing regular eyeglasses is a good idea.

I worked one summer as a teen stripping furniture at a shop piled high with old pieces and I know from experience what chemicals can do to delicate eye-balls.

Be careful by using eye protection FIRST.

[prettygirl92088]

thanks very much, but one more thing: i have wallpaper above my stairs, plus i have to paint above them too - so how do i reach it? can i use a standard ladder? the stairs are sandwiched between two walls (it's an attic bedroom) so I'm a little confused on how to go about doing things. Thank you!