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Steinism
Citizen
Username: Steinism
Post Number: 23
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 4:44 pm: | 
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i know a person who had her heavily painted doors dipped by some small place in conn. has anyone ever done this in our area and if so where did you do it?
this process removes all the layers of paint that's been on your doors over the years and brings them back to the original wood. |
Lydia
Citizen
Username: Lydial
Post Number: 897
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 5:21 pm: |
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There's a place in West Orange - parallel to Main street on the road that runs behind the big factory building (the one with "fabulous wallcoverings", etc) that's right before the Edison building.
I've never tried them, just driven by.
I found an old door covered with paint and muck on bulk trash day and I hired a handyman to strip and paint and install it for me. That solved the problem for me of delivering the (heavy!) door to the stripping place and putting it up.
My handyman took the door to his place so I never had fumes or mess - it looks fantastic - it's the only door in our house with only 1 coat of paint!
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Barb
Citizen
Username: Flannery
Post Number: 160
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 5:56 pm: |
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Be careful about dipping doors unless you know for a fact that they are solid wood. Lots of old homes (mine included) have doors with veneer panels, which will warp and bubble when dipped. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 3751
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 6:00 pm: |
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We had our original 1927 kitchen door restored by Carriage House in Summit. It had been in the rafters in the garage, painted some really groovy colors, for decades. It is gorgeous (except for The Incident when it was hung...  ).
Carriage House is expensive, but in my experience, worth it. They do not dip; they hand-strip, sand and stain.
They also deliver & pick up at no extra charge. |
Lydia
Citizen
Username: Lydial
Post Number: 899
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 7:21 pm: |
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A second vote for Carriage House - I've had them restore antiques and they do amazing work.
Didn't know they did doors too, but they are perfectionists and worth every penny. |
marinab
Citizen
Username: Marinab
Post Number: 92
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 8:07 pm: |
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I did this with original wooden cabinet doors in our former New York apartment and they turned out beautifully. The place was in NJ. And the wood wasn't anything special ... |
Cubeless
Citizen
Username: Cubey
Post Number: 119
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 28, 2005 - 10:26 am: |
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Here's a door dipper that several family members have used and been happy with.
Eastern Solar Stripping
723 Edwards Rd, Parsippany
973-227-7772
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akb
Citizen
Username: Akb
Post Number: 255
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 28, 2005 - 10:56 am: |
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Thank you cube! I had posted elsewhere about having iron railings which needed stripped. I just called them and they can do railings. Yay! |
court07040
Citizen
Username: Court07040
Post Number: 189
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 28, 2005 - 12:09 pm: |
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Barb is right. If your door is veneer (like the traditional 2-panel interior craftsman style doors in most smaller maplewood homes), then dipping will ruin it. Be careful |
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