Having done floors and doors my stripathon is now moving on to the fireplaces. I want to get the paint off them and black them properly.
I made a start at the stripping last night without looking at the archives here first. Following my success at stripping the coalhole cover I used some wire brushes in a drill, which seemed to do the trick OK, albeit fairly slowly. But now looking at the google archives I don't see anyone else having done it this way - chemical strippers or heat seem to be the preferred methods. Is there anything wrong with using the rotating steel brush technique? As far as I can see the cast iron seems to be hard enough not to be damaged by it, but I've not got very far yet.