Russel Nash
05-12-2013, 11:50 AM
Hi all,
At first the door looked like this:
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/gryphon1994/70E0F586-7931-4A56-83A5-728FFCEF892B-536-0000020796447209_zpsff76439a.jpg
I had been lusting after a " silent paint remover " for years. It is a metal box with quartz/infrared tubes in it. It puts out heat, silently, hot enough to make paint bubble up. Then you just get underneath the paint with a putty knife. But they are $400. :groner:
So I started doing some googling on the silent paint removers last week. Luckily I found a few websites that suggested using steam. This especially the case with the old true divided light double hung sash windows. Guys have built their own steam boxes using foil faced rigid foam insulation and a garment steamer. It does a number on that old glazing putty.
So this morning I decided to rent a wallpaper steamer. Here is the small attachment in operation:
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/gryphon1994/EC1EF098-F8E2-4B43-9026-D0B3C6FADBD7-536-0000020613642517_zps9aa3aa89.jpg
I am just using the weight of the putty knife to keep the attachment from popping a wheelie and letting the steam escape.
And this is how easy it is to get up after about a minute:
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/gryphon1994/AA8C1D82-60A9-41C3-AD04-F665A280AFC9-536-0000020B3F02B2FE_zps891a32ad.jpg
I have a belt sander, but it is loud and heavy and kicks up a lot of dust.
If this works well on the whole door, I might to spring for my very own wallpaper or garment steamer.
At first the door looked like this:
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/gryphon1994/70E0F586-7931-4A56-83A5-728FFCEF892B-536-0000020796447209_zpsff76439a.jpg
I had been lusting after a " silent paint remover " for years. It is a metal box with quartz/infrared tubes in it. It puts out heat, silently, hot enough to make paint bubble up. Then you just get underneath the paint with a putty knife. But they are $400. :groner:
So I started doing some googling on the silent paint removers last week. Luckily I found a few websites that suggested using steam. This especially the case with the old true divided light double hung sash windows. Guys have built their own steam boxes using foil faced rigid foam insulation and a garment steamer. It does a number on that old glazing putty.
So this morning I decided to rent a wallpaper steamer. Here is the small attachment in operation:
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/gryphon1994/EC1EF098-F8E2-4B43-9026-D0B3C6FADBD7-536-0000020613642517_zps9aa3aa89.jpg
I am just using the weight of the putty knife to keep the attachment from popping a wheelie and letting the steam escape.
And this is how easy it is to get up after about a minute:
http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/gryphon1994/AA8C1D82-60A9-41C3-AD04-F665A280AFC9-536-0000020B3F02B2FE_zps891a32ad.jpg
I have a belt sander, but it is loud and heavy and kicks up a lot of dust.
If this works well on the whole door, I might to spring for my very own wallpaper or garment steamer.