Consider Steam Paint Removal and Wet Abrasive Scrub for prep. See the four videos showing both at the end of this article: http://www.historichomeworks.com/hhw/qa/qa07.htm Get the Steam Paint Removal report: http://www.historichomeworks.com/hhw/reports/reports.htm#Steam Don't burn down the place with high-heat dry-heat methods; such as open flame, hot-air gun, heat plate, infra-red lamp, etc, etc, etc: http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=482 Get the latest info and join the discussion Steam Paint Removal: http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=133 Consider Spot Paint Maintenance, download the spot paint maintenance schedule: http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1660 Last summer we did a live broadcast of the painting and repairs of the clapboard walls of our barn. You can see replays of the twenty work sessions right over here at the video Reports from the Field: http://www.historichomeworks.com/hhw/video/rftf.htm#Broadcasts More paint discussions: http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=17 take care, work safe and keep in touch, John by steam and heat we strip it neat by brush and hand it looks right grand www.HistoricHomeWorks.com -- **Please remember to trim posts, as requested in the Terms of Service** To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>