might this be good for external paint where one is very unlikely to do any scraping? My outdoor rails white paint is cracking and flaking noticably.
On Mon, 9 Nov 2009, Tom Hodges wrote: > Hello Dan. A little frustrated are we? Sit back, have a beer and I'll tell > you how I handled the paint stripping problem. > > > > I cut the transom frames and windows off the existing door jambs and bought > new, pre hung doors, then luckily the transoms fit back over top of the new > doors. > > > > > > The transom frames and sashes had about ten coats of paint on them, which is > understandable, since my house is 115 years old. At the recommendation of > my neighbor, I went to Scherwin Williams and bought a paint stripper called > Peel Away 7. It was very expensive at 75 dollars a gallon. Here are the > advantages of this stuff. > > > > It is environmentally friendly. I was able to use it indoors and it didn't > burn my eyes or throat. > > > > It didn't burn my fingers, although I did use rubber gloves to keep the > paint off my skin. > > > > It is water soluble, so clean up is easy. > > > > You brush it on, then cover it with the paper that they provide with the > stripper. It's a little like waxed paper. > > You leave it on for 24 to 48 hours, then peel the paper off. It doesn't dry > out because the paper keeps it moist. > > > > I left it on for 24 hours. When I peeled off the paper ten coats of paint > came off with it, right down to the bare wood. I couldn't believe it. > > > > Although it is pricey, before this I would never have paid that much for a > stripper unless she's was drop dead gorgeous, blond and I've had a lot of > beer. > > > > Anyway, I digress, so, this stuff is fantastic and I would recommend it to > everyone. Again, It's Peel Away 7 and it's sold at Scherwin Williams. > > > > Regards, Tom > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Dan Rossi > Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 10:47 AM > To: Blind Handyman List > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Stripping paint. > > > > > > So, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I decided to rip down the canvas > wall paper covering, taking with it some 80 years of paint, including lots > of lead based paints. I sealed off the nursery, taping the door closed, > had a big box fan exhausting out one window with the other window cracked > open. I had my respirator on, and a jump suit. I pealed all the paper > off the walls and ceiling in pretty short order. I bagged it and sealed > the bags. Then I shop vacked the hell out of the room with a heppa filter > on the vac. > > All went quite well. Unfortunately, Teresa and I made a monumentally > stupid decision after that. Being good parents to be, we discussed the > fact that due to past water damage, the paint on the window sills was > chipping and pealing so we should probably strip that paint off and > repaint them. What a fucking nightmare. I spent about 20 hours over the > weekend in a respirator, painting stripper on the trim and scraping it > off. The stripper worked well on the first umteen layers of paint, it > literally bubbled right off. After a second application of stripper, I > was still fighting with the last couple of layers of paint. I finally > gave up and just scraped it all down so that there was no loose material. > > My hands are scraped and sore from smashing them on corners, edges, > radiators, and exposure to harsh chemicals. My back and shoulders are > killing me from hours on the floor scraping the damn baseboards. > > I attempted making the pitch of just ripping out the trim and putting new > stuff in, but that didn't fly. It would have been so much easier though. > > Anyway, it is done, sort of, and now I have to deal with patching up the > walls a bit, and finishing the trim work on the closet. > > SHEESH! > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
