Wife has decided that the hall should be redecorated. Their are lots of skirting boards, door surrounds and handrail/banister all covered in gloss white. I am just repainting the woodwork white so what is best, strip to the wood or just overcoat with Gloss?
If strip to the wood is the consensus what is the best way to go about this, heat gun, chemical (Nitromors or similar) or sanded (palm/orbit or hand )?
If heatgun is the way to go is the Earlex HG200 up to the job?
If the paint is sound and not flaking off the woodwork I would simply sand it down to remove any blemishes and take the sheen off the existing top coat thus providing a key for the new coat of paint.
Richard
Assuming the paint is basically sound, then just sand it a bit and repaint.
If you must strip paint completely, then each has method has its merits. Heat gun/blowtorch (with flame spreader) works well and fast on big areas, but some fumes and smoke - take great care its not leaded paint. Ventilate well and use a respirator if it is.
Chemical strippers are sometimes better on for intricate areas like mouldings etc - especially the peelable type. But slow and expensive. Nitromors is good for non paint hard finishes like varnish.
Sanding as a sole method of removal is slow and tedious for surfaces with lots of layers of paint. Not recommended for leaded paint (the dust created will be an ongoing hazard). Ok for refinishing furniture though.
Sanders are a whole new topic - but paint removal normally requires something fairly aggressive. So belt or RO with 60 or 40 grit paper.
Typical of its breed - will do the job.
+1 a decision you would come to yourself quite quickly once you started any method of stripping :-)
After Sanding. A wash down with Sugar Soap.
Baz
The only reason to strip is if the paint is cracked, flaking off, or is badly chipped. (A few small chips can easily be filled.)
Stripping by sanding will be a nightmare. Personally I would use a heat gun except for intricate moldings.
No experience of it, but DIY heat guns aren't a particularly demanding role. (There's no need for precision in cutting parts for example.)
This looks very like mine. It works OK but has a low duty cycle.
Cover up the smoke alarms if you use one too ;-)
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