Stripping paint and left with residue

[10monty]

I have started stripping an old wooden door today using a heat gun and scraper. Now the paint is coming off ok but I am being left with a green residue on the wood that is proving very difficult to remove.

If I heat it up it just goes very gooey and smudges if I try to scrape it off.

Does anyone know what this stuff is and how best to remove it, would something like Nitromors or similiar be of amny use?

Provided a couple of pics so you can see what I mean.
Thanks in advance

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[Robbie uk]

Nitomors will be your best bet i feel, and lots of wire wool. Depends how good you want it.
Is it to be stained ?

 

[10monty]

Staining it was my original plan.

It's only for my shed so doesn't have to be perfect by any means but the bright orange was, well bright orange!!!!

 

[Nige F]

I have started stripping an old wooden door today using a heat gun and scraper. .

Does anyone know what this stuff is and how best to remove it, would something like Nitromors or similiar be of any use?

Provided a couple of pics so you can see what I mean.
Thanks in advance

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That`s old paint - probably lead based Enjoy the fumes , they haven`t killed me yet Which is worse ; Lead paint fumes or Nitromors fumes

 

[JohnD]

it might be an old linseed oil paint.

rather than Nitromors (you have to be very careful cleaning it off) I'd suggest the heat gun and scraper (wear a mask, especially if you are young, pregnant, or have a brain or nervous system). When it is cool, the remaing bits of paint will probably be very hard, and you can sand them off. Again, use a mask. Lead dust, inhaled, is very damaging. I know an early-retired builder who has brain damage from it and turned into a shell of a man in less than a year