I've got a Victorian pine tongue and groove floor. It's got years of grime and paint etc. on top what I presume was a fairly original dark stain.
A basic stripper like Home Strip paint and varnish remover seems to take off the grime, paint and some stain with a bit of wire wool. Before I order a big vat of it, should I be looking at a different product?
I'm not looking to get it perfect; it's an old house and pristine looks wrong. I gave up trying to hire anyone to do it because half of them never answer or agree a date and the other half seem to be somewhat industrial turn-up, nuke it with a sander, slap on lacquer and leave types which I don't think will provide a very sympathetic treatment.
Test area so far:
A basic stripper like Home Strip paint and varnish remover seems to take off the grime, paint and some stain with a bit of wire wool. Before I order a big vat of it, should I be looking at a different product?
I'm not looking to get it perfect; it's an old house and pristine looks wrong. I gave up trying to hire anyone to do it because half of them never answer or agree a date and the other half seem to be somewhat industrial turn-up, nuke it with a sander, slap on lacquer and leave types which I don't think will provide a very sympathetic treatment.
Test area so far: