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Stripping lead-based paint
I've spent the last couple of days cutting-out and replacing rotten oak
and pitch pine from a large window frame, which means stripping and repainting the whole thing. The house is 1930s so underneath the modern'ish paint is lead-based paint - confirmed by the stickyness and then the hard residue when I started stripping with a hot air gun. I haven't had to strip lead-based paint before but I assume I wear a mask and make sure not to burn the paint. The question really is how to remove the hard residue, preferably without chemical stripper. I assume that I hot scrape as much as possible and then sand with dust extraction and lots of ventilation, but await guidance from anyone in the know. |
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On Friday, 3 July 2020 21:30:38 UTC+1, wrote:
I've spent the last couple of days cutting-out and replacing rotten oak and pitch pine from a large window frame, which means stripping and repainting the whole thing. The house is 1930s so underneath the modern'ish paint is lead-based paint - confirmed by the stickyness and then the hard residue when I started stripping with a hot air gun. I haven't had to strip lead-based paint before but I assume I wear a mask and make sure not to burn the paint. The question really is how to remove the hard residue, preferably without chemical stripper. I assume that I hot scrape as much as possible and then sand with dust extraction and lots of ventilation, but await guidance from anyone in the know. You should definitely not be using a heatgun or sander on lead paint. Stick with wet process. What's well adhered, let it stay. It offers better protection than modern paint anyway. NT |
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Chemicals seemed to work in the old days, unless they too have gone into the
elf and safety bad books. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! wrote in message ... On Friday, 3 July 2020 21:30:38 UTC+1, wrote: I've spent the last couple of days cutting-out and replacing rotten oak and pitch pine from a large window frame, which means stripping and repainting the whole thing. The house is 1930s so underneath the modern'ish paint is lead-based paint - confirmed by the stickyness and then the hard residue when I started stripping with a hot air gun. I haven't had to strip lead-based paint before but I assume I wear a mask and make sure not to burn the paint. The question really is how to remove the hard residue, preferably without chemical stripper. I assume that I hot scrape as much as possible and then sand with dust extraction and lots of ventilation, but await guidance from anyone in the know. You should definitely not be using a heatgun or sander on lead paint. Stick with wet process. What's well adhered, let it stay. It offers better protection than modern paint anyway. NT |
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On 04/07/2020 05:05, F Murtz wrote:
On 4/7/20 6:30 am, wrote: I've spent the last couple of days cutting-out and replacing rotten oak and pitch pine from a large window frame, which means stripping and repainting the whole thing. The house is 1930s so underneath the modern'ish paint is lead-based paint - confirmed by the stickyness and then the hard residue when I started stripping with a hot air gun. I haven't had to strip lead-based paint before but I assume I wear a mask and make sure not to burn the paint. The question really is how to remove the hard residue, preferably without chemical stripper. I assume that I hot scrape as much as possible and then sand with dust extraction and lots of ventilation, but await guidance from anyone in the know. If you are old do whatever you used to do, if you are young take all modern precautions. Most of the problems take a number of years to become evident and will not be a problem with less years left. I would deny being "old" (and will until my last day ;-) ) but I admit to not being "young". It seems that a temperature-controlled hot air gun is the answer so I'll be replacing my ancient one - a new toy! |
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On 04/07/2020 10:51:33, wrote:
On 04/07/2020 01:41, wrote: On Friday, 3 July 2020 21:30:38 UTC+1, Â* wrote: I've spent the last couple of days cutting-out and replacing rotten oak and pitch pine from a large window frame, which means stripping and repainting the whole thing. The house is 1930s so underneath the modern'ish paint is lead-based paint - confirmed by the stickyness and then the hard residue when I started stripping with a hot air gun. I haven't had to strip lead-based paint before but I assume I wear a mask and make sure not to burn the paint. The question really is how to remove the hard residue, preferably without chemical stripper. I assume that I hot scrape as much as possible and then sand with dust extraction and lots of ventilation, but await guidance from anyone in the know. You should definitely not be using a heatgun or sander on lead paint. Stick with wet process. What's well adhered, let it stay. It offers better protection than modern paint anyway. NT I've had the chance now to look at guidance from several government bodies and it seems that the critical temperature to stay below is 600C, although some guidance recommends staying below 200C. Based on this I don't see what's wrong with using a hot air gun, but mine is ancient so I've ordered one with temperature control. Painting-over isn't an option when that's been done many times before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapor_...nts_(data_page) or even: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead Suggests the vapour pressure is very low for temperatures below 700C. |
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On 04/07/2020 15:04, Fredxx wrote:
On 04/07/2020 10:51:33, wrote: On 04/07/2020 01:41, wrote: On Friday, 3 July 2020 21:30:38 UTC+1, Â* wrote: I've spent the last couple of days cutting-out and replacing rotten oak and pitch pine from a large window frame, which means stripping and repainting the whole thing. The house is 1930s so underneath the modern'ish paint is lead-based paint - confirmed by the stickyness and then the hard residue when I started stripping with a hot air gun. I haven't had to strip lead-based paint before but I assume I wear a mask and make sure not to burn the paint. The question really is how to remove the hard residue, preferably without chemical stripper. I assume that I hot scrape as much as possible and then sand with dust extraction and lots of ventilation, but await guidance from anyone in the know. You should definitely not be using a heatgun or sander on lead paint. Stick with wet process. What's well adhered, let it stay. It offers better protection than modern paint anyway. NT I've had the chance now to look at guidance from several government bodies and it seems that the critical temperature to stay below is 600C, although some guidance recommends staying below 200C. Based on this I don't see what's wrong with using a hot air gun, but mine is ancient so I've ordered one with temperature control. Painting-over isn't an option when that's been done many times before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapor_...nts_(data_page) or even: Â* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead Suggests the vapour pressure is very low for temperatures below 700C. Thanks, I hadn't thought to go back to first principles but this confirms what I'd found elsewhere. Any concerns I might have had have been assuaged - possibly made better by a trip to the pub! ;-) |
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On Saturday, 4 July 2020 10:51:38 UTC+1, wrote:
On 04/07/2020 01:41, tabbypurr wrote: On Friday, 3 July 2020 21:30:38 UTC+1, wrote: I've spent the last couple of days cutting-out and replacing rotten oak and pitch pine from a large window frame, which means stripping and repainting the whole thing. The house is 1930s so underneath the modern'ish paint is lead-based paint - confirmed by the stickyness and then the hard residue when I started stripping with a hot air gun. I haven't had to strip lead-based paint before but I assume I wear a mask and make sure not to burn the paint. The question really is how to remove the hard residue, preferably without chemical stripper. I assume that I hot scrape as much as possible and then sand with dust extraction and lots of ventilation, but await guidance from anyone in the know. You should definitely not be using a heatgun or sander on lead paint. Stick with wet process. What's well adhered, let it stay. It offers better protection than modern paint anyway. NT I've had the chance now to look at guidance from several government bodies and it seems that the critical temperature to stay below is 600C, although some guidance recommends staying below 200C. Based on this I don't see what's wrong with using a hot air gun, but mine is ancient so I've ordered one with temperature control. Painting-over isn't an option when that's been done many times before. How that will stop paint powder being blown into the air I can't imagine. NT |
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