We have just removed wood effect paint from a victorian slate fireplace. It has removed most of the lacquer. What is the best way to treat this fireplace? Can anyone recomend a lacquer?
slate fireplace restoration
Sep 29, 2003
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The wood effect paint you have just removed may well have been the original finish. The two most common forms of finish to victorian slate fire surrounds was wood grain or marble effect. If you want to leave the slate surround bare use fine steel wool to prepare the surface and finish with linseed oil. Apply oil by paintbrush and buff with a lint free cloth.
If you want to resurrect a traditional finish there are many proffesionals out there that can do wood grain and marble paint effects.
Thanks, There was a marble effect underneath the wood grain. I will try the linseed oil
Try WD40.
Ben
Try contacting Lithofin..they do a range of finishes for stone. They have a web site - do a search.
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