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    Stripping Trim

    I know we have some very capable home repair/remodeling peeps here so I have a question.

    Has anyone ever stripped paint off of trim to reveal the natural wood?

    We are looking at houses and one of the houses has all of the beautiful wood trim painted an awful salmon color, I mean its REALLY bad. And the thought process was well if we buy that house we'll just have it painted but then I saw the one room that is the color the wood is supposed to be and I don't want it painted, I want it stripped.

    I suspect its probably going to be pretty pricey and I'm not even sure its possible - anyone??
    Wife to NSG out of training, mom to 2, 10 & 8, and a beagle with wings.
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    My parents have done this, and it is totally worth it! The fumes can be overwhelming, but the trim looked beautiful in the end. They did all the door and window frames, too.
    married to an anesthesia attending

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    • #3
      We've done it. It's a complete pain in the ass, but totally doable.

      Decide whether you want to use a chemical stripper or a sander. We've had better luck sanding, but do whatever you prefer. I don't like chem strippers because they're difficult to use, SUPER messy, and frequently ineffective to where you have to sand anyway. If you have trim with a funky profile, I'd sand the flat sections with a machine sander and the smaller grooved areas with something like a large Dremel.

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      • #4
        We probably won't do it ourselves, we'd probably have it done with the hope that it'd be done before we moved in because it is literally ALL of the trim on the main floor, up the stair and upstairs hallway. They even did the wood ceiling in one of the rooms and the front door! Its AWFUL!

        But that is good to know that it can be done!
        Wife to NSG out of training, mom to 2, 10 & 8, and a beagle with wings.

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        • #5
          It's labor intensive, so be prepared or the bids to have high labor costs.

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          • #6
            Well hopefully we won't need it - this house isn't my first choice but my first choice is a little out of our price range we have to see if they'll come down. Luckily its been on the market 10 months so maybe they're motivated.

            But its good to know it can be done if necessary.
            Wife to NSG out of training, mom to 2, 10 & 8, and a beagle with wings.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by SuzySunshine View Post
              We probably won't do it ourselves, we'd probably have it done with the hope that it'd be done before we moved in because it is literally ALL of the trim on the main floor, up the stair and upstairs hallway. They even did the wood ceiling in one of the rooms and the front door! Its AWFUL!

              But that is good to know that it can be done!
              I think it's a good idea to hire it out, especially if it's an ond house and the paint is lead based.
              Tara
              Married 20 years to MD/PhD in year 3 of MFM fellowship. SAHM to five wonderful children (#6 due in August), a sweet GSD named Bella, a black lab named Toby, and 1 guinea pig.

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              • #8
                Definitely a good idea to hire someone to do the work. It would be a really good idea to check for lead paint before hiring anyone, though. Not all paint contractors are qualified to do abatement work so you'd need a specialized professional. And if it IS lead-based, you don't want to touch it yourself. The laws regarding its abatement are pretty rigorous and tough for DIYers to comply.

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                • #9
                  Who paints trim salmon???
                  Married to a newly minted Pediatric Rad, momma to a sweet girl and a bunch of (mostly) cute boy monsters.



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                  • #10
                    The same people who buy salmon colored tile as appliances. There was some weird shit going on in interior design during the 50s and 60s.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by diggitydot View Post
                      Definitely a good idea to hire someone to do the work. It would be a really good idea to check for lead paint before hiring anyone, though. Not all paint contractors are qualified to do abatement work so you'd need a specialized professional. And if it IS lead-based, you don't want to touch it yourself. The laws regarding its abatement are pretty rigorous and tough for DIYers to comply.
                      This is so true!
                      Tara
                      Married 20 years to MD/PhD in year 3 of MFM fellowship. SAHM to five wonderful children (#6 due in August), a sweet GSD named Bella, a black lab named Toby, and 1 guinea pig.

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                      • #12
                        ST that is a very good question. Its AWFUL! What kills me is it looks like they added on this beautiful kitchen/sitting room/breakfast nook with the same natural wood that is under the AWFUL salmon trim and there is one room where the WHOLE thing is salmon, the trim, the walls, the CEILING! Its AWFUL!

                        But the layout of the house is great, its in the area we want and in our budget.

                        But the one just above our budget is WAY better, but we'll have to see if they'll come down because we have a hard cap.
                        Wife to NSG out of training, mom to 2, 10 & 8, and a beagle with wings.

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                        • #13
                          Not that you asked for another opinion, but I WOULDN'T do it yourself. We had this plastic-y looking trim so we thought we'd paint it white ourselves... thinking it would be easy... yeah it took at least three coats of paint to get a clean white trim. And that's just PAINTING.... I cannot imagine, sanding, stripping, and staining or whatever is involved.

                          I hope the one just above your budget comes down.... it is a buyers market! So exciting!
                          Loving wife of neurosurgeon

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                          • #14
                            Actually, the easiest thing would be to see if you can pop off the trim and then take them to a place that'll dip it and stain it. We had our pocket doors dipped because there was no way we could do it all ourselves. Turns out they were painted red at some point and are permanently stained red. Looks kinda cool and since nothing else in my house matches, we left it red.

                            J.

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                            • #15
                              I am disappointed with this thread. By title, I thought someone else had taken up poledancing for exercise and trimming down.

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