stripping paint off inside shutters
Any comments regarding what to do with restoring original pocket shutters on our brownstone windows? I think stripping would be very costly, if possible, so I was thinking of a dip-and-strip place…anyone tried that ? Thanks, Denise
Any comments regarding what to do with restoring original pocket shutters on our brownstone windows? I think stripping would be very costly, if possible, so I was thinking of a dip-and-strip place…anyone tried that ?
Thanks,
Denise
Hello. My name is John and i do alot of handyman work in Brooklyn as well as all other areas in New York. The main thing people want me from me is to strip their woodwork.I strip front,secondary,pocket,and french doors,shutters,fireplace mantles,shutters,mouldings,floors,and wainscotting.I also do other household work in and out. If you are in need of my assistance contact me at jomadu11233@yahoo.com,leave your name and number so i can get back to you whether by phone or in person upon which I’ll bring pictures of my work.
After months of stripping shutters all by my little self, I had the same problem with the first coat not coming off properly. There is no way I’m painting them after all this work….just on principle! So, I’m filling in the “rough” areas with some faux wood painting. Not bad. But if I knew then what I know now, I would’ve just gotten a few coats off and painted them.
East End Woodstrippers
718 783 4112
most interior shutters cost $80-100 per book to strip.
Stripping is tedious but not hard. Use a heat gun + face mask if you do it yourself. Chemical strippers are drippy and disgusting…. thus the comments above.
Shutters are a good candidate for dip-stripping. Make sure that the dippers do not raise the grain or bleach the wood, though.
We’re stripping the woodwork in our 1900 apt ourselves… sorry no recs.
Ditto the comment above. We had our parlor floor shutters dipped and stripped. All the paint came off with the exception of a white, stain like, paint that was first applied 150 years ago! It almost looks like they were soaked in milk! We ended up painting them.
I once tried stripping shutters by myself. It was futile. Did lots of work and ultimately found that some generations of paint were impervious to the chemicals I was applying. Send it out for dip and strip.