wrote:
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:56:04 +0000, Mike P the 1st
wrote:

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:23:43 -0700 (PDT), chudford
gently dipped his quill in the best Quink
that money could buy:

My Daughter has just bought an old house with oak beams that have
been coated in thick black paint/varnish.
Is there any way that they can be stripped back to the original wood
surface in situ without wrecking the surrounding ceiling?

You will get plenty of advice on uk d-i-y, but another good scource
is http://periodproperty.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=1


Mike P the 1st

Normally done by some sort of sandblasting. Very laborious but
effective. It can be a diy job. The real work is cleaning up after.

Way to go. I've seen it done, great results, buy as Mike says its very
messy.... very!


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
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