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My wife is the great stripper – HA!
Seriously, she is extremely patient – here is her process:
1. She uses a heat gun and a 5-in-1 tool to remove the bulk of the paint – moving quickly to avoid burning the paint or the wood.
2. Liberally paint on chemical stripper – let it work for a few minutes
3. Use steel wool dipped in more chemical stripper to remove the paint/varnish/stain
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 several more times using a dental tool and/or an old toothbrush to remove residue from joints, details, and cracks
Be prepared to use a lot of stripper and steel wool
When she is done the wood is like glass, and looks fabulous. We like the natural color variations of the fir, so we just varnish it. When I have to use new fir to repair or replace some trim we stain it to match the darker tone of the Old Growth Fir.
-- Paul, St Louis, MO, www.paulheirendt.com
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Sawhorse
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posted 557 days ago
Very Nice….lots of hard work
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MsDebbieP
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posted 557 days ago
lots and lots of patience—- wow and yes.. it’s lovely!!
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WayneC
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posted 557 days ago
The results are fantastic. How close are you to completing the restoration of your house?
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btmarshall
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posted 557 days ago
Do you hire your wife out for stripping? Ha! We’ve got plenty of beautiful Douglas Fir to uncover.
mot
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posted 557 days ago
I hate that chemical stripper. She did a great job. Did you find that it popped the grain on the soft part of the fir? That’s alot of elbow grease to do that job…wow!
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scottb
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posted 556 days ago
Wow… I’ve pulled most of the trim I’ve stripped, whether scraped, sanded or chemically. I like using the “greener strippers” myself. But no method is without needing lots of elbow grease.
In the end Its great to see the original wood of our older homes. Very nice.
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David
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posted 556 days ago
Your wife does excellent detailed work. I really like the loook of the old growth fir. Looks like your home has a lot of buried treasure!
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jockmike2
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posted 554 days ago
She should be commended, that is one heck of a lot of work. And she does it very well. jockmike
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Karson
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posted 523 days ago
Great job. Like I said we just added another layer of paint on top of ours.
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Don
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posted 523 days ago
I’m with you Karson. There is absolutely no way I can get my wife to strip, so I just paint over previously painted wood.
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