When it's warm, some folks do chores while others relax in the great outdoors. But there are ways to speed up the chores so you can get out and have fun. If your chores include paint-stripping, here are a few simple "quicker-uppers" that'll help you get done and on to the fishing hole. When stripping paint, whether from small parts or much larger surfaces (like window sashes, shutters and doors), it's often easier and faster to bring the painted parts to the stripper rather than the stripper to the painted parts. Just make a 2x4 frame large enough to surround your work and line it with heavy plastic. Pour in the stripper and put items in face down (the work will remain wet for faster action). Cover any exposed surfaces with plastic wrap to slow evaporation and speed up the chemical process. Then, when you're done (or while it's working), grab your rod and reel. And that's the On The House tip for today.