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Posted by NickySantoro on July 28, 2006, 5:24 pm
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:25:15 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
>I want to repaint our steel entry doors, which presumably were
>pre-primed 30 years or so ago. Where the later layers have peeled off,
>the earlier layers still seem to be in good shape, and there is no sign
>of rust.
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>Is there any chemical stripper that would be very effective with those
>more recent (latex?) layers but have little effect on the original
>primer. I'd rather not strip them down to bare metal and start over if
>it can be avoided.
No. Any stripper will go down to metal. No big deal. Just re-prime
with and oil based primer then top coat with your choice of finishes.
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