Hi I'm doing a DIY Project & removing the old paint from my dressers to repaint them another color. I've checked a bunch of websites and a lot of them say to sand the dressers, but I'm pretty sure that isn't going to work and will be way too time consuming. I was going to buy a bottle of paint thinner but I'm not sure if that will work. Will paint thinner remove paint from a wood dresser?
No only sanding or stripping will. The paint has soaked into the grain of the wood thinner will just raise the grain soaking to paint in deeper.
This Site Might Help You. RE: Does paint thinner remove paint from wood? Hi I'm doing a DIY Project & removing the old paint from my dressers to repaint them another color. I've checked a bunch of websites and a lot of them say to sand the dressers, but I'm pretty sure that isn't going to work and will be way too time consuming. I was going to buy a...
Darrick, it depends on the precise finish on the skateboard. Paint thinner, turpentine, mineral spirits can remove the finish if it's shellac, lacquer or even a water-based finish. And, since it's a thinner for paint and not a solvent, it may not even remove the dried paint. More than likely, anything you put on the dried paint to remove it will most probably affect the finish. Give it a try, if it makes a mess, let it dry and sand the paint and finish off the board. Apply new finish afterwards. good luck
Paint thinner may eventually soften the existing paint, making a mess but it is not the product you want. You may be able to do just the sanding, That is the usual procedure if you are planning on repainting. You do not have to sand all the paint off, just lightly sand the surface enough to rough it up so that the new paint will be able to adhere to the old. Wipe all the sanding dust off the piece. You can then paint on 1 coat of Kilz2 primer, then 1 or 2 coats of the new paint or skip the primer, just paint. Use both in latex. You can choose the amount of shine for the top coat/s...I would suggest satin (low sheen) or semi-gloss (higher sheen) I would use primer first ... if the old paint is extremely shiny, if the old paint is a very light color and you are painting over with a dark color, if the old paint is very dark and you are painting over with a light color if the old paint is oil base (you can test by dipping a Qtip in nail polish remover that contains acetone, dab it on the old paint...if it comes off clean then its oil base, if color or yellow comes off its latex. You should not paint latex over oil. And lastly, if you want to remove all the paint from the piece, buy paint remover. This is usually a gel-like liquid that you brush on and allow X amount of minutes for it to loosen the paint. Then you gently scrape the paint off with a narrow putty knife. You will have to use an old toothbrush to get the paint out of tight areas/cracks. This process takes quite a long time to really remove all the paint. Probably take you a couple of days. Once all the paint is off, clean and allow to dry per directions on product then you can repaint or consider staining the piece. An even simpler finish after paint removal is a couple of coats of tung oil rubbed onto the piece. Gives a tough water proof finish but allows all the grain and natural color of the wood to show through.
