taking paint off front porch floor

[tnmt]

I need easy ideas for taking the paint off my front porch floor. We tried pressure washing it off but that was taking forever. any ideas?

 

[golfgal]

What is the flooring material--wood, concrete?

 

[monkeyboy]

heatgun
scraper
elbow grease

 

[Green Tea]

rent a floor sander

 

[tnmt]

It is a wood.

 

[LMC]

I would use a paint stripper. Apply it like paint then use a metal scraper to get it off. The stuff will eventually eat thru rubber gloves so try not to get it on you too much. put the scrapings into a box for trash and you're done. You can use a brillo pad instead of a scraper if you want. I strip furniture like this all the time. Don't cover the entire area all at once because if it is too hot, it will dry and you have to re-apply. Once it bubbles up, scrape it off.

 

[Green Tea]

the floor sander will take just a few minutes to get the floor cleaned of paint, and smoooth and looking beautiful. Are you staining or putting a wood preservative down? You can probably rent one for about $50 for a day, or less for just a few hours.

 

[tnmt]

I think we are gonna stain it when we get the paint off.

 

[Green Tea]

I think we are gonna stain it when we get the paint off.

definitely sand it! It will refinish like interior floors. Will be beautiful!