How do you get paint off of wood work??

We are trying to salavage trim on a remodeling job, the people before us painted on the trim on but didnt wipe it off. what is the easiest way to remove it? with out damaging the finish of it.How do you get paint off of wood work??
Try scraping without gouging the trim. Depends on what kind of paint is on the trim..start out conservative....goof off for latex, but if it is old, I am not sure that will soften up old paint...then try mineral spirits (doubt this, but worth a try) then paint stripper, applied locally, and applied once should only penetrate the paint, and leave the varnish/urethane surface safe. Try a small area first, and check the results...another option is a heat gun, just make sure the paint lifts, and not the top coat of the trim.How do you get paint off of wood work??
There are three ways.





1. Sandpaper. Cheapest, hardest, may damage finish, will damage any surrounding glass. Not great idea.





2. Hot gun. Will remove paint but won't often remove shellac, varnish, etc. Can't use around glass - the heat will crack the glass. Slow but environmentally friendly.





3. Chemicals. Paint stripper can work but it will also remove varnish and shellac. Not environmentally friendly, but only way to remove paint around glass. Easiest, but you'll need to wear breathing protection and wear heavy gloves, and protect the areas around the trim with lots of plastic drop cloths and tape.





For 2 or 3, if you use a metal scraper to remove the paint you can damage the wood. Home Depot and other retailers sell maple scrapers that don't damage wood.
Go get liquid sand. Give small aplication with wipe.


slowly the paint go off.





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if its a water base paint water should the trick if its is oilbase or latex it is going to be more diffucult good luck
Power washing then sanding it.
just paint over it