Painting - taking paint off walls

i am looking for someone who can give me information on how to take paint off walls. i am moving into a new house and it looks like there are about 25 coats of paint on each wall and on the trim. they say to sand it, but how do you know how much to sand? i was wondering if anyone could give me specific instructions.


thank you so much
nicki

Stop!

How old is the house? If it is old enough to have 25 coats of paint anywhere you could be dealing with paint containing lead. You will need to get a test kit to find out; but only if it is an older structure.

Tow guy is right. Removing that many layers of paint could be very dangerous, and tough to do. Only do this with proper abatement procedures, and if you know exactly what you are doing.

I personally would only lightly sand the walls/trim, just enough to make them smooth, and apply a fresh coat of paint.

that was just a guesstimate. i tested and there is no lead in the paint. it just looks really tacky. so now that there is no lead, how exactly should i go about doing this? also if anyone can help me, the bathroom tub was painted, but now the paint is peeling in the bottom of the tub, how do i go about taking that off?

thank you so much
nicole

Unless you have some reason to keep the trim it is probably easier,but obviously more expensive,to replace than to sand or strip. Unless you think your time is worth something then it is probably cheaper. Then I wuold smoothe the walls by power sanding with the lowest grit I could and work my way up to like 120 or so and repaint or prime and repaint. You don't want to sand the walls bare just get rid of the junk.


As for the tub, best thing to do is let someone professionally refinish it. They will strip it first and be responsible for the whole job if anything goes wrong, which it shouldn't. Not cheap but less expensive than replacing by a plumber :wall: You could also strip it yourself with epoxy remover and use the klenks stuff if you want to but it is not a good idea.