Stripping old heavy bamboo screen?
By kristinireneI have a nice super heavy 40's bamboo screen that needs stripping (someone painted it white and it is all chipping). What should I use to strip it? Once it is stripped, what if anything should I do then? I apologize for maybe what might be obvious questions but I am just beginning to teach myself what I always paid others to do!
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soapy jones
Complete Stripping
You could get it dipped by a shop. I know you want to DIY, but it's an option
Otherwise you'll have to use a combo of things: start with something like Peel Away 6 (pretty user freindly and non toxic), go down as far as possible; then use something like Rock Miracle on the hard to get at areas, let it soak, and rub it out with a toothbrush or steel wool or toothpicks, or all three(you're going to have to neutralize some of these removers, read the label-- and wear chemical resistant gloves); then sand. Tung oil's a nice finish.
You could use a heat gun and scraper (basic one for $30-40) and then sand. Lots of work. Get a good scraper (like a Bahco) your arms and back will thank you.
You could just sand the whole thing down, if it's not too heavily coated. Lots of dust though, and still pretty hard.
Partial Stripping, Distressed
Sanding, steel wool, scraper (not heat or chemicals).
jpricemoore
sparkie
Thinking of distressed paint, basically a broken paint finish...There are different types such as: your existing chipped, crackle, semi-stripped for lack of better term, different layers of paint showing thru. I mentioned distressed cause I was thinking you would only have to partially (read: half a$$) strip the piece. And this might be a good thing since you have many crevices for that paint to resist your stripping attempts. Plus, I like some of the distressed look.
I'd suggest getting some of the kinder, gentler strippers and experience on quantity of removal of paint to see what look you like/get. Or, try some "liquid stripper" or similar to dissolve and then re-distribute the existing finish. You can also hand sand some of the finish. Or maybe, after partially stripping you might like the look of applying some other color of paint or glaze in random locations/thicknesses.
Hope I am being helpful vs just throwing alot of ideas at you. Experiment and see what you happens, then decide as you go.
Good luck...Got a pic of existing?
kristinirene
sparkie
What is your goal for a final finish?
Sortof OT, Stripping old door hardware, metal: Just simmer/boil it then knock it off w/ a soft brush, toothbrush, etc. Bambooo can handle some water but I suppose not a simmer bath..sorry.
Manzabar
If you're looking for a chemical stripper in an aerosol can, I'd recommend Citristrip. It's got a pleasant orange scent (vs. the harsh chemical fumes of most strippers).
bruno
binary_pattern
you might find this post from a couple weeks ago useful. i've always used those evil, cancer-causing chemical strippers, followed by sanding (and usually followed by individual attention to remaining paint streaks using a touch-up pen). "bix" is the brand that my dad always used to buy, and it's still out there, but what i've decided is more important is to find some that's sprayable, regardless of brand. this comes in aerosol cans, which are convenient but hardly economical, and big pour-cans that come packaged with their own atomizer. the reason sprayable stripper is preferable, if you ask me, is that you won't ruin a paint brush applying it, or have to find a wide-mouthed vessel (that you find safe to put evil chemicals in) to hold it while you dip a paint brush in it. the only reason i would ever opt for the thicker, paste-like stripper is if i were working on door frames or some other vertical built-in and didn't want the runnier spray-on to drip.
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