Old emulsion on woodwork :-( How to deal with please.

Hi,

As the subject says I have white emulsion on all of a room's woodwork including doors - it looks as if its been put on with a broom too :-(

I've been sanding (detail vibrating type) which takes a while and on a flat cupboard door I found that a wallpaper steam stripper softened the paint and allowed it to be relativly easily peeled/scrapped of without damaging the oil based finish underneath.

I can't get the steam to soften on the skirting or architrave - not unless I spend all day to do one small section.

I am sure this must be a problem for many others and I suspect a there is a better way to tackle this.

I don't know what that is though - advice please?

Thanks, Steve

 

I think it'll take lots of sanding as the emulsion is so thick in places but not others. The old gloss paint underneath is quite good - a bit yellowy, otherwise smooth.

 

I am now (after looking closer) sure it is NOT emulsion, but acrylic 'gloss' or maybe even satin. There was emulsion on cupboard doors and their surround. I was wrong in assuming all the white paint was emulsion.

I'll crack on with sanding tomorrow and be patient while doing it Thanks for the guidance and to question my assumptions on it being all emulsion. Assumption being the mother of ...

Cheers, Steve

 

Well Friday was sanding day, just with coarse - plus a little bit of undercoating later on.

Two oil based undercoats later and one top of gloss (all with a foam roller) and it looks great Longer than I wanted this to take , but that's life I guess.

Cheers, Steve