Best way to strip gloss off skirting boards/door frames

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When I moved into my house 4 years ago all the woodwork downstairs was painted dark grey. I have decorated the living room a few times since and glossed over them but it keeps peeling and yeh grey starts showing through again.

I know it’s going to take me ages, but I was going to try and strip the layers of white gloss I have put over them and the dark grey underneath.

What would be the best way to go about this?

Thank you

Thank you all. So much. There’s loads of things to try.

DIY has never been my thing. I have decorated myself, but never to a good standard. Life’s been pretty rubbish for about 8 years (left and abusive marriage, divorce, bereavement, pandemic etc) and I finally feel like I am finding myself in an even kilter and my creative side is coming out and I want to concentrate on making my home my happy place.

I will probably give most of these a go Tbh as I work my way round. I really want to learn the best techniques for things so I can do the whole house.

and yea the house is pre 1960s, though I think the door frames and skirting boards have been replaced since then, so I will test for lead.

Well done OP if you manage to strip using the advice - it's a horrid job imv.
We used to have a dip and strip service company in the area - don't know if it still exists but you would take off the skirting boards and doors and frames and they'd dip them in some caustic substance. A friend did everything in their Edwardian home - looked great.

Heat gun, carefully. It's worth having a couple of scrapers- sharp, straight and curved edges. Then paint stripper/ sanding.

Klingstrip, then heat gun for stubborn bits, light sand, prime, paint with eggshell/satinwood. If white then the cheap Screwfix satinwood paint is great. No gloss as it yellows over time.

We replaced the skirting and arhcitrave. We then sanded the door frame using an electric sander on the multi tool to scuff the gloss and primed with https://www.toolstation.com/leyland-trade-acrylic-primer-undercoat-paint/p78174?store=JN&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2d2r1_nMgAMVAhJlCh0IlApGEAYYAyABEgKOQfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

The wood that we sanded had old gloss paint over it. We sanded just enough to scuff it but didn't remove the paint. The primer then gave us the key to which we finished painting with a eggshell paint. Ensure that the primer and paint have low VOCs; I found the low VOC ones to have a less strong smell and it didn't linger for too long. Water based too. Easier to clean the brushes.