I live in a council house and all the woodwork was painted battlship grey. I've painted over it, but I've now decided that it really needs to come off. Trouble is, there is some brown sticky stuff at the bottom of all the layers of paint, it looks like tar. I've tried blow torch and nito mors paint remover stuff, but neither one is really effective.
Anyone know of anything that's really good at shifting it?
2006-08-26 03:26:34 · 12 answers · asked by mumof2 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
The back stuff sounds like varnish, it goes black when heated. No easy fix nitromors or any other paint remover is the only way. If you are able to remove the wood, you could have it dipped most areas have a professional offering this service.
2006-08-26 03:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by Nev 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its sticky it means some coat(s) hadn't hardened properly before another coat was put on top. Try cleaning it with thinners (if turps subs doesn't work), Once you get rid of the sticky then go back to the nitromors
2006-08-26 03:39:40 · answer #2 · answered by Barry G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the tar is probably old varnish, I use a heat gun to remove the paint and some of the varnish, then I spread a water based stripper to disolve the varnish - use a putty knife to remove it then wipe it down thoroughly with water
2006-08-26 03:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by T square 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use paint stripper and DO NOT sand it off. Use toothpicks to get into small areas and an old toothbrush.
2016-03-27 06:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a heat gun & a small scraper, this will take it doen to the bare wood removing all old paint, includeing lumps & bumps, just like starting on a fresh canvas.
Godd luck
2006-08-26 03:30:31 · answer #5 · answered by jo p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot gun will heat off pain then you sand it with a sander. You can hire them for little money and do a good job.
2006-08-26 03:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by Tony Hi_teck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just doing the same thing myself, using a heatgun this time it works well and only cost 12 quid.
2006-08-28 00:37:32 · answer #7 · answered by chunky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lacquer thinner and steel wool. not paint thinner it's no where near as affective.
2006-08-26 14:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by Guitarpix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
White spirit. It is probably bitumen based. It will be messy.
2006-08-26 03:41:04 · answer #9 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A heat gun and scraper and patients
2006-08-26 04:23:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋