Stripping paint is one of the jobs that workers love to hate. It's tedious, long, and only hard work. Fortunately, there are some tools available that facilitate work.
Your first gun should be a chemical remover, especially for tenacious coats of paint. There are many brand name cleaner available that are very effective and easy to use. You will need to be sure to wear protective clothing, but, rubber gloves, long sleeves and pants, and sunglasses are a must. Spread newspaper or a plastic sheet in the adjacent areas to avoid any overflow as well.
Use an old paint brush, a coat of stripper is applied and left in line with the manufacturer's instructions, until the paint softens. Then, using a stripping knife or shave hook tool, scrape the paint is relatively easy. By removing all the paint (and I mean all, do not be lazy here), clean timber with cold water or paint thinner, substances that neutralize chemical left by the stripper.
Electric Paint Strippers
Another tool in your Arsenal is the electrical flow. This is a small scraper practical and has an internal heater. The heating element When lit, and you have the tool at some distance from the paint, it softens. I think This tool is most useful to small sections of the painting hard for the supermarkets.
Blow Torch
When all else fails, gas or kerosene wonders of the torch. Just use extreme caution when using one of these bad boys. All flammable materials must be removed the immediate area. Paint chips Burning are falling everywhere, so keep an eye on them and ensure that off immediately. It is also easy to burn the wood core, never hold the torch in one place too long, keep moving. Try to soften and melt the paint, and not to burn his house.
Blow lamps are generally used only for the total extraction, which severely damaged layers of paint must be stripped all the way to the forest. They are also used in shaping and fine spirals that was obscured by the layers paint also.
Start at the bottom and work your way up, the application of heat to move through the flame until the paint blisters and softened in a small area. Then remove the flame. Scrape the softened paint with a knife on the plane extraction or shave hook and corner moldings. When the recount has been completed, sand the wood by hand with sandpaper.
Of course, the best tool and most valuable, although hard to find, is to have many friends and relatives willing to help. If you have enough that do not have to work at all, except the purchase of beer and pizza.
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