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   Michael_Richwine | Aug 27, 1999 01:15am | #1

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   About the only practical way to strip them is witha flowover system -- in other words, take it to a professional stripper.

   If you have to do it yourself, get a flat tray big enough to hold one of the shutters, and a few inches deep, with a drain in one end. Using thin stripper, pour it over the shutters and use a brush to loosen the finish. It's lacquer and should come loose easily. Rinse the residue off with more stripper. Let the stripper drain into a container so that you can use it over and over.

   Wear neoprene gloves, and an apron and eye protection. Rinse the shutters with the recommended solvent when done.

   Sanding is best done with those flexible sponge sheets that 3M sells for painters (most any paint store.)

   I'd hate to try finishing shutters with anything but a spray setup, and, frankly, it's a little bit of a challenge even then.

   Michael R

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   Adrian_Wilson | Aug 27, 1999 02:36am | #2

   *I agree completely with Michael regarding stripping (and yes, as an ex foreman of a shutter shop, spraying them is a challenge). Depending on the condition of the paint, you might be best off just scuff sanding off the oxidised paint and repainting (most of the woods commonly used in shutter manufacturing are pretty bland, like poplar and basswood, and chosen to take a good paint finish rather than clear).