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  • So the dude that used to live here was a bodger and a butcher. In a bid to finish painting the lounge white / rid the house of his favourite Millwall blue and a 90's yellow, I'm taking to the door frame and surround to strip them of the 7 coats of water based / oil based and stain that are there. Who the fuck paints a door and surround blue anyway?!? What a soulless job stripping is even with a stripper with the good old cancer / birth defect causing dichloromethane in it. Anyone know of a door stripper in the South East that does a good job because I'm not going to start on the door!

  • Don't get it dipped. The chemicals are harsh and penetrate deep. It's always removes the glue used in construction of the door and it eventually starts warping and gaps form.
    And result will be it won't fit/close properly and will need constant fettling

  • Thanks for the advice everyone. Will persevere with the stripper, some heat and sanding. I'm just at that "fuck this is taking a very long time and is it really worth it" phase.

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