Posts tagged paint (removal)
Paint Removal :: Removing Old Paint from Brick Walls
0April 24, 2012
Because brick and mortar surfaces have countless nooks and crannies that paint can bond with easily, paint on brick must be removed using specific techniques. Paint not only has to be completely removed from the surface of both the brick and the mortar but the removal has to be done without damaging the surface of either. [...]
Paint Removal from Copper and Other Uses for Aluminum Foil
1September 23, 2009
When I left off, I was amped because I had found a way to incorporate a common household product into a home improvement task. Yes, the Reynold's Wrap I had grabbed slyly from the kitchen counter worked very nicely as a light abrasive on my now rust-free shutter hinges. [ . . . ]
Paint Removal :: Using a Professional ReFinisher
2September 15, 2009
by jb bartkowiak
in with pros
So . . . you might have read my rant on hastily painted hardware. And maybe you have stayed with me long enough to know that I have a tendency (with this current house) to restore rather than replace.
Early on, when we had that decent painter, he was nice enough to remove the shutters from the building before painting its body. Twenty-four windows on the house proper makes for 48 individual shutters, 96 hinges, which themselves when broken down gave us 192 hinge parts. [ . . . ]
Restoring Hardware :: Common Reasons Hardware is Painted
3September 11, 2009
by jb bartkowiak
in On the House
If you have lived in or worked on an old house, you probably know exactly what I mean. There is almost nothing that is more frustrating than having to work the paint from the slot(s) of a screw head.
Look at the alternatives though: Trying to retract a screw found in this situation without first cutting or chiseling that paint away makes for sure stripage, failure and, further, insanity. [ . . . ]
