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Remembering the week I had to strip 12 layers of paint off a 1920s dresser in a damp garage.
The heat gun kept tripping the breaker, the chemical stripper fumes were awful, and I found three old newspapers from 1942 stuffed in a drawer, which was cool, but man, that job made me really appreciate modern gel strippers. Anyone have a go-to method for those thick, old multi-coat jobs that doesn't involve a full hazmat suit?
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grantmartinez14d ago
The old lead paint risk is the real hidden cost there.
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susanm5614d ago
Actually read a study about the dust from lead paint being the worst part. It gets in the soil and tracks inside, so the cleanup is way bigger than just the walls. Makes those gel strippers sound even better for keeping things contained.
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faith_carter14d ago
My last paint stripping project ended with me accidentally sealing a spider into a fresh coat of polyurethane. The gel strippers are a major upgrade, even if you still look like a mad scientist using them. I just accept the weird looks from my neighbors now.
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