Paint stripper doesnt work for beans.

noquacks

Using Klean Strip , brush it on the wood surface (its like a gel), and wait 5 minutes, then brush more on, wait about another 5 minutes or so, and scrape with knife, and nothing happens! Its like the paint it stripper proof!

Ready to quit and yank casing off and put in new. Just figured Id try it first to save $$ on wood, and doing carpentry....

Any feedback/tips/experience appreciated.

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m1951mm

Your title said something about beams---The thread said casing, what are you trying to strip?? Sometimes the chemicals in the strippers take longer than what you might be hoping for. Are you able to encase the project in plastic?? keeping the stripper wet for an extended period of time. Some paints are TUFF and need more than just 5 minutes of soak time to do their job. Sometimes just replacing the wood is easier.

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sdsester

Infrared stripper technology is a gift from God. It was the last tool I bought before forced retirement. They are much safer than heat guns, will loosen 800 layers of paint faster than chemical strippers, etc. You can rent one for a day or two and be done with this in no time. If you have a lot to do, buy one (not cheap) use it for as long as needed and sell it on Craig's List for near what you paid for it. As mentioned many times before, you always want razor sharp scrapers at hand with projects like these. Dull ones are dangerous and ineffective. Sharp tools are safe tools!

noquacks

For BEANS, not beams...hehe.

casing- yes, around a door. no beams.

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noquacks

Good idea, ester. maybe I can rent one- this stripper stuff is for the birds.

Looks like there is still hope..........

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m1951mm

Would your project on the beans, beams ooops, casing go better if you removed the casing and did the stripping outside, in a garage, or elsewhere?? To keep the mess out of the house would be a nice thing. Once stripped sanded and even primed or stained prior to going back in, working on the horizontal is soooo much easier than the vertical, beans, beams or WHATEVER. You are to funny, thanks for your post!!!!!!

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housepaintingny

Some diy strippers are weak. Some strippers need to dwell and remain wet on the surface for a while. Strypeez and Peel Away are pretty great strippers, but be carefull with caustic stripppers, follow instructions and wear PPE

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noquacks

Thnaks, mickey. yeah, cant remove withour destroying trim facing on the other side of the casing (other room). I was trying to take a short cut, but doesnt seem to be worth it. maybe I'll paint the wood brown paint instead of the rich natural mahogany stain I wanted..........hehe

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noquacks

I didnt know that. Thanks.

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guest

Dad's brand liquid stripper worked better for me then the gels.

sdsester

Used to strip paint with lye. Recycled it to make lutefisk for Christmas presents. I would pack the reconstituted cod fish in jars, along with lead paint chips and habenero peppers and mail it off to family and friends.

Yes, 64 percent of those who got lutefisk from me are now dead. The smarter ones knew, since I marked it as lutefisk, the the jars---pretty as they looked---should never be opened.

I tasted it once and survived. Nothing could look prettier if contained as pure evil in a jar.

Why do we always turn to chemicals for stripping paint? More time to chow down on lutefisk? Lazy?

I can get layers off trim paint with a sharp scraper. Paint does not get melted with chemicals or power tools into the wood grain for me to have to deal with later.

And please people, remember the vapors from old type strippers are heavier than air and can sink along a basement or garage floor to say a water heater or furnace pilot light.

Boom!!! This site is really weak on estate planning and will design for DIYers.

Millertyme

just buy new casing. Its cheap enough.

oh'mike

If the trim is common modern stock--replacing it is the best idea,

If one of a kind antique consider removing and sending it out to be stripped.

I've only stripped a few---the cost of stripping is MUCH higher than replacing---I can reproduce antique trim and install it for less than the cost of stripping,in most cases.

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Brushjockey

My man sdsester is on a roll!!

sdsester

Actually hate to agree and if it is pine, fir or something you will probably be disappointed when you get it all stripped.

However, ate least in the houses I worked on the showy trim downstairs was often really nice oak, walnut and so forth. A shame to toss that I think.