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best way to strip gloss off door frames and skirtings??

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Old 30-08-2005, 10:05 PM
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Default best way to strip gloss off door frames and skirtings??

Hi been doing a little today using nitro moors but was wondering if theres a quicker/better way of doing it?

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Hardeep.
Old 30-08-2005, 10:08 PM
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Old 30-08-2005, 10:13 PM
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wear gloves had some hot paint drop on my hand..not nice
Old 30-08-2005, 10:15 PM
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Old 30-08-2005, 10:17 PM
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i was thinking about using the heat gun but i tend to burn the wood alittle which messes look up
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Dont hold the gun so close then.

Theres an art to doing it quick and perfect
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New door frames and skirting?
Heat gun is your best bet,then clean it up with a sander(or a flap wheel in a drill).
Old 31-08-2005, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by plynchy
New door frames and skirting?
LOL that is my mate's way! seriously! - he's a builder He can change a frame for new quicker than he can reclaim a rough painted one, so that's exactly what he does
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