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[JohnnyRaz]

to be fair, the old paint is so thick that once you get it good and warm with a heat gun, it just peels off in sheets.
unfortunately not so easy around the door frame.

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that mustard coloured undercoat looks familiar...
your house is 1950s?

 

[magicbastarder]

yes, 1953. i read that i don't have to worry unduly about lead paint as long as i warm it with a heat gun without scorching it; and avoid sanding as much as possible, so i'm sanding the doors outside.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

yes, 1953. i read that i don't have to worry unduly about lead paint as long as i warm it with a heat gun without scorching it; and avoid sanding as much as possible, so i'm sanding the doors outside.

interesting. ours was 52 I think.
I largely scraped and sanded. like yourself some of it came off in sheets with minimal effort.
I should've used a heat gun, but silly as it sounds didn't really know they existed at the time.

 

[magicbastarder]

they've ruined paint stripper now. you see them proudly proclaiming 'methylchloride free' (or whatever the chemical is) on the tins now. it was that shit which actually stripped the paint. like proclaiming 'paint stripper free' on the tin.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

they've ruined paint stripper now. you see them proudly proclaiming 'methylchloride free' (or whatever the chemical is) on the tins now. it was that shit which actually stripped the paint. like proclaiming 'paint stripper free' on the tin.

yeah - nitromores is no longer the scarily effective thing it once was.

cancer vs a clean finish....

 

[pete]

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[Deadmanposting]

Finally installed this yesterday. Finally got it working today, after reading the manual. Will report back.

How's the mirror, Pete?

 

[pete]

How's the mirror, Pete?

I look fabulous

 

[magicbastarder]

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top notch, i'm skirting board shopping tomorrow.

 

[magicbastarder]

And it turns out I have non standard skirting boards it seems.

 

[Deadmanposting]

I'm installing crown moulding for a beautiful woman this weekend

Not a euphemism

Real pressure

 

[magicbastarder]

how's that stuff held in place? adhesive?

 

[Deadmanposting]

how's that stuff held in place? adhesive?

Certainly can be done this way

I have a nailer.
Partly because it's effective, partly because it's fun to use, and partly because it looks badass.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Laughing at this guy and his 'project'

Which is getting someone else to demo the whole place and rebuild it

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[therealjohnny]

We had a local jack-of-all-trades guy in to paint some rooms. He's as sloppy as I am at painting. What's good for removing paint splashes from skirting boards, floorboards, tiles, and fabric?

 

[ernesto]

We had a local jack-of-all-trades guy in to paint some rooms. He's as sloppy as I am at painting. What's good for removing paint splashes from skirting boards, floorboards, tiles, and fabric?

Maybe a little bit of acetone or white spirits?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

We had a local jack-of-all-trades guy in to paint some rooms. He's as sloppy as I am at painting. What's good for removing paint splashes from skirting boards, floorboards, tiles, and fabric?

not paying the dude until he's cleaned up properly?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Maybe a little bit of acetone or white spirits?

if its wall paint it'll likely be water based and some soapy water should take it off if its anyway fresh I find..

 

[Deadmanposting]

We had a local jack-of-all-trades guy in to paint some rooms. He's as sloppy as I am at painting. What's good for removing paint splashes from skirting boards, floorboards, tiles, and fabric?

Warm soapy water and a dish scrubber for hard surfaces
A good long soak and into the washing machine for fabrics - then pick at the spots when the paint is wet from the washer


This is assuming emulsion wall paint

 

[rettucs]

We had a local jack-of-all-trades guy in to paint some rooms. He's as sloppy as I am at painting. What's good for removing paint splashes from skirting boards, floorboards, tiles, and fabric?

for everything bar the fabric, get a horizontal blade and scrape it off. For fabric you should be grand with a wet cloth.