Stripping old oak beams

true, but my contract with the blasters never included the clean up, and they said that there will be dust we miss. That was fine., because we expected that, and vacuumed a few times to remove it.

No builder was involved

Er no, I used that as well, and the finish was much rougher than the carbonate blasting.

That works on planed timber, but its useless of really old stuff done with e.g. an adze.

It isn't anywhere near smooth to start with, so there is nothing to scrape down TO.

That's that sorted then

Heck, you can make anyone's post loo stupid by making unmarked edits. Are you Drivel?

Last night I admired some sandblasted beams in the HolyBush Inn, Glasbury, Haye on Wye,

origi8nally they were balck painted, now a light colour.

Barbara said it cost her just £40 for a man to do it, having covered everything in plastic.

And no, it wasnt dripping sand (but not carpets beneath, and a busy pub with muddy garden outside so maybe she wouldnt notice

Steve Firth wrote:

If the cap fits, don't pull it over your eyebrows. I have enough experience with wood finishing not to dismiss any particular method of abrasion. "Builders" are probably not the best people to be carrying out what is, after all, a specialised job.

If you don't want the mess of stripping or sand blasting, try this company:

If you don't want the mess of stripping or sand blasting, try this company:

replying to chudford, Morkle wrote: If you don't want the mess of stripping or sand blasting, try this company:

I suspect you're six years too late with your spam.

Tim

bead blasting. Mask between though

Dry ice blasting is the way to go - very impressive results

How much mess does it make? We've got oak beams some kind soul painted black.

Andy

replying to The Natural Philosopher, martaheine wrote: With the trend and craze, we tend to go with the flow and after a few days decided to change it into an entirely new look. SO when an oak beam that has been painted or varnished is need of total makeover, it is still possible to be transformed into it's natural state before. You can safely remove the paint from the wood through the use of heat gun, chemical strippers or the method of dipping using a chemical procedure. Another option is using mechanical sanding and even sandblasting methods.

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Ignoring the 7 years (which is nothing to these beams) I'd be fascinated to know how I am going to dip the structural timbers of my house in any sort of chemical.

Andy

Firstly, consider not stripping. The black is part and parcel of the histor y of the house. If she is determined to impose her stamp on the beams then there are products with gels that will strip off paint but they are partic ularly unpleasant to operate and you simply protect the adjacent ceiling wi th duct tape or the like. I used

PS never use sanding or abrasion techniques - you will remove any remaining patina left after modest chemical action to remove surface layers of paint Chris G

Lol. What a hoot