[user1007]

Looks like you are getting close. You need to get all that stripper off and do a little sanding. You will need to prime before painting.

 

[amakarevic]

are you sure this white stuff is the stripper? i thought it might be the primer. if it is the stripper indeed, do you think it's bad if i don't completely scrub/sand it off? cause it is one major grueling task to do... :hammer:

 

[jsheridan]

Ama, the white stuff does look like primer. Follow the instructions on the label for removing/neutralizing the stripper. A palm sander with some 80 weight paper will remove/feather the remaining stuff down to almost invisible under the new finish.