Can i bring painted sliding door and frame back to wood?

[carbretta]

Hey,
My first time on here so be gentle! I have a sliding door that separates my kitchen and living room. I hate white painted wood and want to remove the paint and instead treat the wood with a varnish or something of the sort. I want to make sure the wood underneath is suitable for this

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• carbretta
• 16 Apr 2015
• 1

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• carbretta
• 16 Apr 2015
• 1

If anyone could advise would appreciate it

 

[blightymam]

The only way to find out if the wood underneath is in a suitable condition is to remove all the paint. Then you can see what sort of state it's in. Does look like pine underneath tho, which will stain/varnish ok. Be prepared for a long, laborious task removing all the paint!

Oh, and a lot of the paint removers now are pretty useless. Lots of sandpaper needed!

 

[joe-90]

That paint looks extremely thick. You'd need a heat gun to get the worst off then a quarter sheet sander. Not worth the effort. Orange pine looks naff anyway.