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Personally, was going to suggest using a heat gun and avoiding breathing in the fumes where possible. Chemical skipper may be the safer option, though it can be a slow process if there are several layers. Other alternative is take it for a chemical dip.
Get an orbital sander over the whole thing once the paint is mainly off, and go coarse with 60 grit to so. May need a detail sander for the window edges, or you could do it manually using foam sanding blocks. Fill any holes with a decent 2-part wood filler like Ronseal and sand back flush. Give a final once over with a sanding block to remove any splinters or rough spots.
I think a lighter colour paint would make those upper sections of glass stand out better, and would make the lower 60's/70's glass stand out less (which I think would be a good thing).
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Need to repaint my front door and frame. Looks like a lot of the existing paint will come away with very little encouragement, but am wondering what's the best way of getting rid of the rest. Simple sanding job or is there a case for burning/scraping/chemicals?
As for painting, presumably need some combination of primer, undercoat and gloss. The latter will obviously be as many coats as necessary, any recommendations for the others?
Will probably do the frame first because that should be most straightforward. Anything else I should be considering? Embarrassingly, this is its current state: