Stripping paint off cabinet doors

[gfercaks33]

What's the fast easy way of doing this? I have about 25 doors I want to strip and stain I was thinking about soda blasting them but heard it may not be good for the wood.

 

[Hump66]

EPA has strippers so watered down now that they are useless. I had to just sand everything by hand. I don't know that wood will hold up to blasting of any kind.

 

[snipes]

I'd start with a gel stripper and finish by sanding

 

[inactive]

I used a random orbit when I did my old house kitchen cabinets. Wasn't too bad with two people working.

 

[Shadowrider]

I've done a ton of it lately and still have a ways to go. I just power sand them with 120/150/180 because it's the fastest method I've found. If you want to strip them citristrip actually works well.

 

[dlbleak]

daniel, try the Jasco brand gel strippers. seems to be the last one that has some strength left. lowes has it

 

[Jon3830]

have you tried throwing dollar bills at them?

 

[ASP785]

Citristrip if you are doing it indoors works well. I have an antique bear claw table that I am stripping right now with the Citristrip. Jasco works well but the smell is righteous.

 

[Bassin'ForLife]

I'm also on the CitrusStrip bandwagon. I'm doing a large hall tree at the moment. Scrape it when it dries, use a plastic bristle brush on contoured areas, and sand to your heart's content.

 

[turkeyrun]

Go to an actual paint store; Kelly Moore, Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams. Get what the pros use, either citrus or gel. Talk to them and follow directions exactly. Then sand, sand, and sand again.
I use a belt sander, but it can do some damage quickly, if you careful.