A whole day of paint stripping...

My back and neck hurt soooo bad. I'll be so happy when I finish!
Todays project was the center beam that separates the dining and living room. 
BEFORE:


Got the entire bottom of the beam stripped by using the heat gun. It's so much quicker and easier then using Citri-strip.


The heat gun was more difficult in this area, would not scrape off very well... so resorted to the Citri-strip. (This adds at least 2 more hours to stripping time due to having to scrape, scrub with mineral spirits, wipe down, rinse)


AFTER:
7 hours later



Heat gun flakes are so much easier to clean up!


Compared to Citri-strip mixed w/ paint (eww)

Comments

  1. You have to wonder what goes through people's head that they paint that wood work in the first place. I blame Pottery Barn :)

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  2. LOL
    I am shocked there are only two coats of paint, considering my house is 105 years old. There is the hideous yellow w/ maroon trim (I'm thinking the 80's) and then a pale green (maybe 50's or 60's). So at least people showed restraint from painting the wood for at least 40 to 50 years. :)

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