There usually isn't any good reason to remove paint and if it is very old you
probably don't want to remove it for fear you liberate old lead paint.
Generally it is sufficient to wash the paint thoroughly so the new sticks well
although you may also wish to give a gentle scrub with something like 80 grit
sand paper to take off any nibs or other high points bearing in mind the caveat
of the possibility of lead paint.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Borka
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:32 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Painting indoor walls.
We have to repaint part of our office upstairs. Part of it is cement and the
other part is wood. It looks like at least 4 or 5 thick layers of paint are
already there. How would you take all of the paint off and repaint? We are
total.
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