dianne
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I have a very generous friend who, years ago, noticed how I gushed over an old hoosier cabinet his mom had stored in an unused upstairs bedroom. His family was fond of antiques and her house was filled with them. His mom passed away last year and since DH and I have been friends for so long with him guess what I got for Christmas? He said he wanted it to go to someone who would really cherish it. It still makes me feel teary just thinking about it.
Well, the weather is steadily warm now and I''m ready to refinish the cabinet, which is painted, but I don''t know the best paint stripper to use. It''s from the 1930s but may have been repainted most recently sometime in the 1980s. Since I don''t know how many layers are on there, and if any of the paint contains lead, I will not be sanding--I have no choice but to use a stripper. Any DIYers out there have a tried and true brand to buy? I want one that really does the work for me without much elbow grease, like you see on TV, but I never trust those infomercials. I may repaint it depending on what it looks like underneath but, either way, I need to remove the old paint.
I want to do this tomorrow morning so no time to order anything online. I know, I should have thought to ask earlier. We have the usual Lowes, Home Depot and True Value stores here. Any suggestions for what I can get from a local store?
Well, the weather is steadily warm now and I''m ready to refinish the cabinet, which is painted, but I don''t know the best paint stripper to use. It''s from the 1930s but may have been repainted most recently sometime in the 1980s. Since I don''t know how many layers are on there, and if any of the paint contains lead, I will not be sanding--I have no choice but to use a stripper. Any DIYers out there have a tried and true brand to buy? I want one that really does the work for me without much elbow grease, like you see on TV, but I never trust those infomercials. I may repaint it depending on what it looks like underneath but, either way, I need to remove the old paint.
I want to do this tomorrow morning so no time to order anything online. I know, I should have thought to ask earlier. We have the usual Lowes, Home Depot and True Value stores here. Any suggestions for what I can get from a local store?