Stripping Wood And Walls

This kitchen had a lot of paint peeling from the walls and woodwork since the pipes had burst and the house was empty for eleven years. I am using "Ready Strip 15 Minute" stripper from Home Depot which is a few more dollars than the 30 Minute product, but is extremely effective with much less fumes to it. Bags of cheap 2" brushes, rubber coated gloves and 0000 steel wool (for a final finish); all come from Home Depot as well. An enormous stack of old newspapers help cover things and catch the mess.

These three wooden scraping tools by Stortz, are terrific for scraping flat, curved and deep crevice surfaces. They can be found in a good paint store. The thick; peeling wall paint is also easy to remove this way.

Most of the wood in this old farmhouse has taken two or three applications of stripper to remove the previous coats of paint, which isn't bad and makes a tremendous difference when properly sanded and painted again.

All of the kitchen cabinets in this room are made of 1" thick, good quality beaded wood and will be stripped also to be saved. What a worthwhile effort.