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I wonder what folks experience with strippers is. I just had someone strip a banister, including the spindles and the newel post. The agreement was to “strip the wood but not to refinish it.” The stripping process took out about 99% of the paint but left bits of original varnish-type finish, especially where there were right angled bits on the newel post and spindles.

The wood stripper said that to get out the last 1% was the job of a refinisher and not included within the description “strip the wood.”

We settled this between us with a small discount on the price. But I wonder what other folks’ experience has been.