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Bob

wrote:
Currently he's having to burn off the top layer of paint, scrape, burn
again, then try to sand.

Hi:

I watched my dad nearly burn our home to the ground doing as you
describe above. He wanted to paint the house. He tried the flames,
heat, bubble, scrape method. The problem was that a bit of an ember got
lodged in the lap of the exterior wood siding. I woke up at 2 AM with
my bedroom half filled with smoke.

If you use flames be VERY careful. That is, ask yourself:
(pitch + cotton calking + flames) = __________?

Can you see bare wood under the paint? Some decks were covered with
canvas and then painted several times over. That would make a pretty
fire.

I like the other post's comment, "if it worked for 50 years...." I
still remember a surgeon's comment I overheard from the operating
room, "better is the enemy of good..., good enough...."

Bob

PS Might try chemicals and a HazMat Moon suit.