How Do I Strip Paint Off A Metal Door

In fact an incredibly effective paint remover for metal is boiling water.

How do i strip paint off a metal door.

Take a paint scraper and chip off the bubbled paint from all the flat surfaces of the metal. The door knob i restored was already pretty banged up so the steel wool didn t do much more damage to it. Regular soap and water won t do much to relieve a metal door of this stubborn substance. I d like to thank elisabeth for passing on this valuable tip on how to strip paint and i hope you find it share worthy.

Thoroughly clean the door with a degreaser. Faster than you could say strip paint off a door the moment was gone and i had popped open the can of primer and started over again. This technique is best for removing old paint from items like hardware hinges knobs etc and is likely the fastest easiest and cheapest option if done correctly. As of now there is only one coat of paint on the door and it is peeling up.

I would only really recommend this method if you need to remove small areas of paint. Sometimes you need to strip paint. Remove the door if possible and cover any parts of the door you do not wish to paint. It finds its way to surfaces it isn t wanted upon and dares anyone to try to remove it.

Lightly sand the door then wipe it down to remove any lingering. It is made of metal steel not wood. For crevices and harder to reach areas switch to a scrubbing pad or nylon. Hope you find this useful.

With the first door i actually damaged some of the moulding trying to remove the built up paint. Obviously using steel wool will scuff your hardware. None of the better door is damaged at all. Here s how it works.

So depressing i wish i could have left the doors wood but they aren t in great shape and our side door was already painted a pretty vibrant green at this point. The type of paint will determine the amount of effort involved in removing it. I will be painting the exterior side and the interior side of the door. I am going to repaint it and need to know the best way to do it.