I was wondering if anyone had any fabulous tips for the fastest way to strip the old paint off of a set of bi-fold louvered (interior) closet doors.. Plus, the paint isn't already peeling or cracking on the doors...it seems to be baked on the wood somehow or the original coat(s) of paint were thinned so much so that even if I take my heat gun to it, then I can't get the paint to 'bubble' up. My original strategy that I concocted for doing this job consisted of applying heat with the heat gun to soften/weaken the paint and then using a chemical stripper behind that. Even so though, (especially because of the louvres) this will apparently take a loooooonnnng time to complete. Anyone out there have any great tips on how to make this go a lot faster?? Thanks in advance.

What's the best solvent for (dried latex) paint on (asphalt) roofing shingles? It's been there nearly a year, but it's only now bothering me enough to do something about it. It's a low roof that I can get on pretty easily, and it's plainly visible from the backyard patio, so I want to take a stab at it. I've tried a stiff brush and acetone, but that didn't seem to work.....