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Default Stripping old oak beams

Mike P the 1st wrote:
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:08:49 -0000, "The Medway Handyman"
gently dipped his quill in the
best Quink that money could buy:

Steve Firth wrote:
wrote:

Normally done by some sort of sandblasting. Very laborious but
effective. It can be a diy job. The real work is cleaning up after.
Completely shags the beams, it's the chosen method of morons.

And why would it do that oh wise one?


I was told that the finish will look sandblasted and that the beams
rain sand for a long time after.


So dont use sand and mask the cracks to the ceiling void.


Mike P the 1st