Once stripped of paint, doors and furniture will be completely transformed back to its original state and will take on a new identity, a new lease of life as though brand new. It is re-cycling at it’s very best.

What can Bristol Paint Stripping Company strip?

Pine:
This particular wood strips very well and many items such as doors, chairs, cupboards, chest of drawers, skirting boards, floorboards, window frames, and architraves are made up from pine wood.

Oak:
This strips readily, but tends to go dark, as if the piece was stained in dark oak when made. Oak may sometimes split when drying out.

Mahogany & Walnut:
Again, these woods tend to darken up, and have similar characteristics to oak.

Satinwood:
Commonly used for bedroom furniture, it strips readily and has a greyish tinge, sometimes exposing dark graining. It polishes up brilliantly and looks good with pine.

Furniture that was popular in the 1930/50’s contains a lot of thin plywood and, or, veneer. This is difficult to strip and may warp.

We can also strip:
Fireplaces, Cast-Iron, Radiators, Antiques and if you are not sure and we havent listed it please do give us a call on 0117 9299143

What can’t be stripped?
Mirrors - The reflective silver on the back also strips off and leaves you with a sheet of glass.

Relief mouldings - if made from plaster, alabaster or resin they will disintegrate.

Chipboard, hardboard and some plywood’s - these materials absorb water and will fall to pieces.

Veneered surfaces - the veneer has a tendency to lift off.

Polyuthane varnish, or paint, and spray-lacquered pieces may not strip satisfactorily or even at all. It is useful to let us test a small section first for example a drawer.

Modern doors, skirting etc (modern to us, is within the last twenty years). These doors may have been undercoated with a water based or acrylic paint onto bare wood. The topcoats of gloss paint will strip off but the undercoat will remain. Again it is useful to let us test a small section.