What's the fast easy way of doing this? I have about 25 doors I want to strip and stain I was thinking about soda blasting them but heard it may not be good for the wood.
EPA has strippers so watered down now that they are useless. I had to just sand everything by hand. I don't know that wood will hold up to blasting of any kind.
I've done a ton of it lately and still have a ways to go. I just power sand them with 120/150/180 because it's the fastest method I've found. If you want to strip them citristrip actually works well.
Citristrip if you are doing it indoors works well. I have an antique bear claw table that I am stripping right now with the Citristrip. Jasco works well but the smell is righteous.
I'm also on the CitrusStrip bandwagon. I'm doing a large hall tree at the moment. Scrape it when it dries, use a plastic bristle brush on contoured areas, and sand to your heart's content.
Go to an actual paint store; Kelly Moore, Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams. Get what the pros use, either citrus or gel. Talk to them and follow directions exactly. Then sand, sand, and sand again.
I use a belt sander, but it can do some damage quickly, if you careful.