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I was just wondering if anyone had removed paint from wooden doors? The house we moved into a year ago has lovely wooden doors that have been painted over. Has anyone got any tips for the best way.

 

I know there are some pretty stong chemicals on the market, but I have kids and pets, so unless the weather is good enough to get into the garden then it is going to have to be an indoor job!

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Take them off and take to them away to get them dipped. But if you do this, you must treat them with respect afterwards as the wood will have lost its natural oils and the dip will dry them out further. So get some nice wax and treat the wood to a bit of TLC. should come up a treat. Yell.com will have firms local to you.

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Take them off and take to them away to get them dipped. But if you do this, you must treat them with respect afterwards as the wood will have lost its natural oils and the dip will dry them out further. So get some nice wax and treat the wood to a bit of TLC. should come up a treat. Yell.com will have firms local to you.

 

I did this with some of mine and it worked out perfectly, it cost about 15 quid per door and afterwards I scraped and sanded them down !

The final outcome is great and I have no regrets !

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Take them off and take to them away to get them dipped. But if you do this, you must treat them with respect afterwards as the wood will have lost its natural oils and the dip will dry them out further. So get some nice wax and treat the wood to a bit of TLC. should come up a treat. Yell.com will have firms local to you.

 

Agreed. Our house being nearly 100 years old, the doors were original but with with many coats of paint.

 

Sent them off and they came back stripped to the wood and in surprisingly good condition.

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