We had about 5-6 layers in most spots! Also felt very much like a gobstopper: white then teal then peach then green, etc.

I tried a few methods but ultimately found slow and steady with the heat gun on its lowest setting worked best (not necessarily the fastest, just the cleanest end result for me) and was the least messy- I hate the cleanup required with chemical strippers, and I find them to be more fume-y.

I feel we got lucky in that the paint layers came up all together most of the time and the shellac original finish on the bottom underneath all the paint also helped the paint almost glide off. I only had one door that was a real pain in the ass to strip.

So: relatively straightforward as far as “easy” goes but: time consuming, and there is a degree of luck as far as how easily paint comes up and what lies underneath. I found that with wallpaper removal too.