i want to strip the paint off the stair banister and spirals.....What do i need?

[BigCremeEggs]

as i know you need Paint stripper & wire wool

is that right?

and someone else to do it....it's a bastard job

Bugger that - dismantle them and have them dip stripped!

also stripping knife thingy
and sometimes one of those hot blowy things

Does that help?

Good luck
Messy job!

Did mine once but got bored so just painted over

Actually

forget that

I'm with skirmish and tinker

hot blowy thing too???!?!?

blimey!

im not sure if i can take the spirals off - ill have a look

it really is a nightmare job...you'll need to sandpaper afterwards to i would imagine...depending where you are, it might be cheaper to get a decorator (depending on how much you time is worth! )

YOu need the gel stuff you paint on, cover with cling film and leave for a while, then strip it off.

oh defo cant afford a decorator and ill see how i go......

WISH ME LUCK EVERYONE!! (gulp!!)

wot gel stuff?

good luck...be sure to keep us updated!

Jackieno, that gel stuff is evil though - they kill penguins to make it you know

It will cost about £25 to dip the wood and about £40 in DIY equipment and a taxi to the hospital if you do it yourself.

Yes - agree, the gel is bad stuff, but so is any paint stripper, I guess.

If you must do this: www.stripperspaintremovers.com/I_want_to_remove.htm

Oh btw the gel is called NITROMOSS in big green cans - buy gloves, goggles and chardonnay at same time.

tinker - the website is "not found",,,,

well i have got a bottle of wine for 2nite as off out to a party - an 18th bday party..gosh i feel so old!

Hi Big creme eggs

It was crappy anyway but I couldn't find the nitromoss one - I think it had underscores and MN turned them into underlines instead hoho!

Beware nitramoss stuff....
Tis scary

It burns
[help, in pain emoticon]

get a blow torch it's fun

oooh i cant make up my mind now

the paint on the banister and spirals are easy to come off

southeastastra - you just like meeting firemen

We used a blow torch on ours and then paint stripper. it was a nightmare to so the spindles so we ended up just stripping the banister and buying new spindles.

yes it's easy to set things on fire if you're not careful! hehe

one of the safety instructions on my blow torch says: do not use to dry hair

My stupid dh decided to defrost the freezer using a blowtorch needless to say we had to buy a new one.

leanderlovesminieggs!