Paint stripper - Crittal windows

[N2ae86]

Hey Chaps,

Looking to restore the windows on my new (old) place. The windows have seen some good care and ALOT of paint over the past 40 years - thing is now its cracking and looking scabby (or in some instances hinges & shuts have been painted closed!)

I want to strip all the windows back and repaint them. Big issue is shifting the old paint. I have tried with basic scraping tools, heat and Nitromors (which is completely ***** these days) and havent made a dent. I dont want to sand as I dont want to break the galvanised layer on the windows.

Does anyone know of a good paint stripper that wont react with galvanised steel, rubber, glass or wood? Probably ***** in the wind with finding something suitable but I thought it would be worth an ask!

Cheers

James

* Mod edit: Swearing removed.*

 

[rtbcomp]

Have a look in the links section, I think I've pointed to some citrus based ones.

Avoid anything with methylene chloride in as it will attack rubber.

 

[the artfull-codger]

Hey Chaps,
The classic tool for removing years of built up paint on steel sashes was an old file ground up like a wood chisel with the tang ground off & smoothed, but the angle was a bit more obtuse & also ground about 1" on the side as well so you could scrape foreward or sideways, then after they were re-set they were primed with calcium plumbate primer,which you may not be able to get now & finished as normal.
slan go fol
Looking to restore the windows on my new (old) place. The windows have seen some good care and ALOT of paint over the past 40 years - thing is now its cracking and looking scabby (or in some instances hinges & shuts have been painted closed!)

I want to strip all the windows back and repaint them. Big issue is shifting the old paint. I have tried with basic scraping tools, heat and Nitromors (which is completely ***** these days) and havent made a dent. I k!

Cheers