I've got a metal clamshell type basement entry door in need of maintenance. To start with I need to strip off two layers of paint.
As this entry is away from plants and woodwork I'm curious what would be the preferred method to deal with this?
removal, and treatment with an orange based paint stripper. it's LOTS easier to work on it horizontal, both in stripping and repainting.
If it painlessly unbolts, I'd take advantage of the waning days of summer, de-install it (covering the hole with a tarp and a board so people don't fall in it), and haul it to a body shop to get sandblasted and a baked-on paint job. I assume you have a real door at the bottom? Of course, that might cost almost as much as a new door, but it would be prettier than anything you can do in place.
That is a phrase I haven't seen before - orange based paint stripper? I'm guessing it is something less caustic and/or toxic?
Yup... Less nasty chemicals and more all natural products...
Its a "green" paint stripping method...
~~ Evan
It's made, I think, from orange peels. Real "orangey" odor, and works very nicely. I've used a lot of paint remover and only recently decided to try citrus .. "Citrus Strip" is the name, I think. Still have to use about the same precautions and do a final "rinse" with mineral spirits. The biggest difference, other than odor, is that it isn't volatile so it works longer if you want it to. For a couple of coats of paint on metal, it should be a quick job. I stripped bentwood chairs that had about 5 coats of paint on them. My $8 chairs turned out to be not such a bargain, as the stuff is as pricey as the old semi-paste strippers.
Beware of lead paint.
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