How to Strip Paint From Trim Details

Speedheater™ Infrared Paint Removers and specialized scrapers provide safe, quick, and effective methods for removing multiple layers of paint from almost any wood surface. The Speedheater™ uses infrared rays to gently warm paint just to the temperature at which it can be easily scraped away. In addition, infrared heat opens the grain of the wood, brings the natural resins deep in the wood up to the surface, and rejuvenates the old wood. Paint adheres better to wood of this condition.

The goal with the Speedheater™ Method is to heat the full surface only one time and remove the paint from all of the levels. First scrape the deeper surfaces and keep the surface closest to the bulbs covered with paint. If the paint from the higher wood surface is stripped first and reheating is needed to soften the deeper levels for scraping, the top level is already bare wood and may scorch.