The former owners of my home didn't seem to believe in proper interior painting. All of my upstairs trim work seems to be a coat of latex over the original (properly applied) oil based paint. You can easily run your fingernail down a section of trim and peel of the top layer of latex off in most spots. What is the best method for stripping down to a solid paintable surface? Won't a good oil primer adhere to the the oil semigloss if I can get the top latex removed? All these Festool's and I can't use them sand the trim because of the profiles. Any suggestions?
Stripping trim...
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Chappy said:
Oh....Festool does... the Duplex LS 130 EQ linear sander has a accessory for creating your own sanding pad to match custom profiles. http://www.festoolusa.com/products/sanders/profiles/doityourself-kit-490780.html
Cheers,
Steve
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With all the profiles you'd best use a paint stripper especially made for latex. This stripper will only remove the latex paint and not the oil based paint.
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Chappy,
Either follow Alex's advice or hire a stripper who strips and have some fun.
Either follow Alex's advice or hire a stripper who strips and have some fun.
