That got your attention. I'm stripping vintage, in-place, interior, window trim. I'm doing an ok job, but wonder if my more mediocre moments are damaging to the wood, because I'm using the wrong stripper (aka scraper).
So, any ideas on what shape of scraper should be used for a tiny-dimensioned right angle?: The proud of the wall leg is 1/16-1/8" (deep), the flush with the wall leg far is a (quarter) round.
the actual right angle/inside corner is so filled with paint that when I try to grab the paint to scrape I've been, in spots, gouging, scouring down the underlying wood.
I'd been using the edge points ot the half-moon concaves mostly. They at least have one square side. But, these, now, seem to be taking more wood away.
I tried the teardrop shaped scraper-- using the pointy end under very tight hand/finger hold. I guess my finger tips were the fence. Seemed ok, but pretty intense focus required
i've already decided to get a new scraper set -- I think these long-used guys are dull. Would dullness contribute to damage of the wood?
I have loads of different types of liquid strippers. Too much, I thought that was going to be the predominant effort, but physical scraping is faster for the straight line stuff. Liquid for the Rosettes, though.
good laugh, I think I have four different kinds, two are recent purchases (one MethC hiTox, one NYState safe), one is an old aerosol (cfc free?) the other a MethylC i used for stripping stair treads. (I think I've a post from years back about that effort).
I was going to apply all four on test patches and see how they perform. hmmm, there are four rosettes to do.
Anybody ever use a grinder of some sort to resharpen scraper blades? I was thinking I'd try with a dis-used dremel chainsaw tooth grinder
thanks for listening, hope you can add something.
So, any ideas on what shape of scraper should be used for a tiny-dimensioned right angle?: The proud of the wall leg is 1/16-1/8" (deep), the flush with the wall leg far is a (quarter) round.
the actual right angle/inside corner is so filled with paint that when I try to grab the paint to scrape I've been, in spots, gouging, scouring down the underlying wood.
I'd been using the edge points ot the half-moon concaves mostly. They at least have one square side. But, these, now, seem to be taking more wood away.
I tried the teardrop shaped scraper-- using the pointy end under very tight hand/finger hold. I guess my finger tips were the fence. Seemed ok, but pretty intense focus required
i've already decided to get a new scraper set -- I think these long-used guys are dull. Would dullness contribute to damage of the wood?
I have loads of different types of liquid strippers. Too much, I thought that was going to be the predominant effort, but physical scraping is faster for the straight line stuff. Liquid for the Rosettes, though.
good laugh, I think I have four different kinds, two are recent purchases (one MethC hiTox, one NYState safe), one is an old aerosol (cfc free?) the other a MethylC i used for stripping stair treads. (I think I've a post from years back about that effort).
I was going to apply all four on test patches and see how they perform. hmmm, there are four rosettes to do.
Anybody ever use a grinder of some sort to resharpen scraper blades? I was thinking I'd try with a dis-used dremel chainsaw tooth grinder
thanks for listening, hope you can add something.