I understand that everyone out there doing their homes up will want to know the best way to strip down wood work ready for repainting or to have it stained and varnished. There are many ways to do this including using the services of a trained professional who use large vats of acid to remove the layers of paint left over the years.
More often than not the traditional methods included using a blowtorch and scraper to get the thicker surface layers off and then sandpaper of varying quality to show through to the wonderful grain underneath.
In today’s DIY conscious environment, we are introduced to many more chemical applications which may not have been available all those years ago. Much time and energy has gone into creating paint strippers that offer unbeatable performance when applied to your woodwork.
Quick efficient and affordable, products such as Nitromors and similar chemical strippers can be applied, left to work and then easily scraped off leaving very little residue and mess. However one of the main benefits to sending your wooden doors, skirting boards, tables etc to a professional paint stripper is that you won’t have to put up with the strong smelling agents and chemicals.
Often the last thing to be completed when decorating a room within your home, applying gloss can be a time consuming and slightly tedious chore but one that can have a terrific impact on a living room, bathroom, bedroom or kitchen.
Avoiding drips, runs within the paint and to create a professional end result, following some simple tips and advice should ensure that your glossing experience goes as smoothly as possible. Well to start with I think we should start with the surfaces to be painted.
To enable new gloss paint to adhere against existing paint, use a fine sandpaper to first create a key or a rough surface that the new gloss can stick to. Once this has been done ensure no obstacles are in your way and protect floors and walls against stray splashes of gloss paint.
In the most circumstances it isn’t necessary to protect the entire floor area as you will be applying gloss only to the skirting boards and doors within your home. Applying gloss paint is simple but often misunderstood. If you try and apply too little you will no doubt experience problems and if you apply too much you will experience gloss drips and runs, especially on vertical surfaces.
Take your time and apply enough paint to allow you to cover small areas at a time, taking care to brush along the line of the grain instead of against it, nipping any collected paint areas in the bud with a little rag or cloth. All in all in a short time you will be able to stand back and admire your work.