Spent 14 hours stripping a single layer of milk paint off a 1920s dresser.

Vera Roberts · 2026-03-28T13:35:05.024218+00:00

The old owner must have used ten coats, and my usual chemical stripper just gummed up, so I had to switch to a heat gun and a ton of scraping, which absolutely killed my weekend.

robing676mo ago

That sounds like a special kind of torture.

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pat_perry6mo ago

Did you find any cool original finish under all that paint, or was it just more layers like robing67 said?

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sams255mo ago

Find any hidden details under the paint, like maker's marks or cool wood grain that made the work worth it? I mean, that's a brutal amount of scraping, so I'm hoping you at least got a nice surprise.

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