WELCOME TO OUR PAINT STRIPPING PROJECT
This project is presented by www.ecosolutions.co.uk
Summary: Stripping paint. Using paint stripper. Using a blowlamp. Using a hot air gun. Scraping paint. Cleaning paint off walls, wood, metal, pvc and other surfaces.
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We get many questions regarding stripping paint from flaky walls, door and window frames etc. The best advice we can give, unless you want to spend hours and hours sanding down, is to strip back to a sound surface, be it the original wood or plaster work, and start again.Here is a product which is taking the market by storm. A user friendly, solvent free stripper which is guaranteed not to harm the surface you are stripping.
Lead paint is a large source of lead in older houses. It is recorded that about two-thirds of the homes built before 1940, and one-half of the homes built from 1940 to 1960 have been decorated with lead-based paint homes built in the 60's and early 70's may contain some lead too.
DIY Doctor, in the interests of safety does not recommend sanding down or burning off paint from internal or external surfaces of a house unless you can be sure the paint does not contain lead. If this is the case, please see our project on preparing timber for painting where you will get full instructions on how to sand. The product below is the best product DIY Doctor has found in over 30 years of decorating, for stripping paint. It is safe and it is clean. If this project looks like product placement it's because it is ! This is the only way we strip paint and we know what we are doing.
Click on the image to buy or find our more about paint stripping at Eco Solutions by clicking here
Click Here To find information on what products can be safely removed and also what surfaces they can be removed from
FEATURES:
- Water-based
- Non-hazardous
- Non-caustic
- pH-neutral
- Solvent-free
- Non-flammable
- Non-combustible
- Minimal evaporation.
- Clings 100% to vertical surfaces - no drips or runs, hence no waste.
- Economical to use- independent tests have shown that on average Home Strip goes up to three times as far as dangerous solvent-based strippers
- Minimal VOC content; 0.000004%, as certified by an independent laboratory, following a flame ionisation detection test.
- Does not give off fumes - no need for ventilation and no need to work outside
- Suitable for use by and near people with respiratory problems, such as asthma sufferers.
- Non-irritant - does not cause skin burns - safe to use around children and pets
- Wet working system - keeps wet and working for up to 24 hours, making it ideal for the removal of lead-based paints. If it dries, simply re-wet, and Home Strip carries on working for you. Strips while you sleep
For tougher paints and textured finishes, the product below can save hours, especially when trying to strip paint from uneven or pebble dashed walls. Click on image to buy.
TESTIMONIAL:
Question to Diydoctor:
The previous owner did not stabilise the walls prior to using emulsion
paint and then continued to wallpaper. Now the wallpaper has been removed
some of the paint has come off and some of what left is flaking. I have
been told that I should remove all of the paint using a scraper but this
would take forever. How should I continue?
Answer:
It is possible to sand down the "edges" of the flaked off areas using an
electric sander Claire but its very messy and possibly more time consuming.
See our paint stripping project, the stripper there is quick and effective
Good luck and keep in touch...Doc
Reply to answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the advice, I used the water based paint stripper and it worked a
treat. The paint came off like wet lining paper, although you had to watch
out as it dried quite quickly.
I was able to strip the whole room (12" X 11") in a day.
Thanks again.
Claire
Eco Solutions products are very environmentally friendly and very safe.....Why.....Click here to find out how we stand head and shoulders above the rest and to answer any questions you may have about our products.
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