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has anybody have suggestions as to how to best remove interior paint one layer at a time? I have parts of my interior that were painted and I would like to attempt to remove only the resprayed layer leaving as much of the original paint intact. It is estimated that the respray was done in the 60's.

Any suggestions?

My experience is that most strippers only remove one layer at a time. I would use a water base stripper and a scotchbrite pad. Lay a uniform layer of stripper down with a brush and wait a few minutes then scrub it with the scotchbrite pad and warm soapy water. Do small areas at a time, no more than two square feet.

When you are finished I would lightly go over everything with rubbing compound to make the newly exposed finish look uniform.

Well, that's what I would do.

Joe

nothing underneath a stripped section would be worth saving after using chem strip and a sand blaster set down about 35psi and a trickle might get you there, but I'd rather try doing surgery than take a layer off and NOT take the good stuff along the way. Making a repaint the inevitable solution it seems to me