Talk to me about dipping doors to strip paint off them

[Boonlark]

I've found some lovely wooden doors in my new house, but they have got old yellow uneven paint on them. I think they must be original to the 1930's ex-council house.

• Will taking them to be dip stripped work to get the paint off?
• How good condition do they need to be in? (They had panels pinned to them with tacks, so there are small holes where the tacks were)
• Do I need to get all the metal bits off first? (Like the oojimawhatsit that clicks into the door frame when closed)
• Anything else I should know?

I can’t answer the practical questions, but my mum had the doors stripped in the house I grew up in and it was definitely worth it, they looked loads better afterwards. I think that the company that did them made good little holes and removed the metal work/put it back, but this was 30 years ago so don’t rely on my memory!

It can dry doors out. It’s not terribly good for them I think. The previous owners dipped the doors in our house and they cracked a bit....not a fan.