How can one best restore a wooden staircase that has been carelessly brush-painted across the joint between tread and riser, stringer, railing... everything? Under the paint, there is some form of lacquered pine. Should I scrape/sand/plane with the effect that even the original lacquer will be destroyed, necessitating further treatment... or... Are there chemicals that can make the latex paint (which I believe it is) release without damaging the original staircase (and that don't leave a lot of bad residues)? Or are there more options?
The staircase was likely painted because the surface looked bad, so even if you happen to find a way to save the surface and only remove the paint, you probably won't have done anything worthwhile anyway.
In other threads about similar issues, something called "lackfräs" is sometimes recommended...
In other threads about similar issues, something called "lackfräs" is sometimes recommended...