Peel Away…RESULTS!
BEFORE. The 1894 wainscoting.
AFTER. Peel Away removed 99% of the paint. But, clearly, a second application is required. Poo. My infrared stripper would have done about the same.
BEFORE. Chimney breast.
AFTER. Again, a second application will be required. Again: Poo. But, my infrared stripper could not have done this.
The “chimney breast” will be a lovely feature in the kitchen once all the paint is removed. The paint on the bottom area was removed before I purchased the house. The small area above of very clean bricks was done by me a few years ago. This small area was a lot of work. It is hard to imagine that this view will be gorgeous one day.
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Looking good!
Wow. Despite need for second application I am really impressed with the effectiveness of that stuff, especially on the brick.
Oh, that is very hopeful progress! Thank you for sharing this, the suspense was intense 🤣
I was thinking, “Wonder if he could sand blast it??”..So I looked it up…..NO!!! Your way is safer, no matter how many times you have to ‘peel’. Looks good!!!
honestly, for one pass and having to not do very much, it looks pretty good. Im excited to see what a second application might do.
Even if the Peel Away results are only as good as what you could do with an infrared gun, at least you acheived those results without having to stand (or crouch) there with an infrared gun!
Also, people constantly tout infrared over old-fashioned heat guns as safer for stripping lead paint, but even if they are not getting AS hot as a heat gun, they’re definitely still getting hot enough to scorch wood, and I am 100% sure that is hot enough to vaporize lead. Chemicals are still the safest option for old paint.
Have you been following Daniel Kanter on Instagram as he tackles his porch/portico? I feel like he used some other peel-away type product on his fluted columns. I’d reach out to him. Maybe he has some suggestions.
Hi, Jackie!
Daniel doesn’t seem to be posting anymore; not for 3 years now. And, in the past, I reached out to him but he didn’t respond.
Hi Ross, Daniel is pretty active on instagram, although you’re right that he hasn’t been posting on his blog. Maybe instagram direct message us a better way to get in touch with him, if you can do that.
Yes, Victoria. I found him there after posting my previous comment. It’s curious his now-abandoned blog doesn’t direct people to his Instagram page.
Exactly- he’s very active on Instagram. Hopefully he replies to you. (His website does have a link to his Instagram, but I agree, it could be more obvious).
Yes, Jackie.
I’ve been checking his blog for years now and never noticed the subtle Instagram link.
His last post, IMO, should have been titled:
I’VE MOVING OVER TO INSTAGRAM! And then with a link in the post.
That, I would have noticed.
Wow. It did a nice job taking paint off the brick. Not sure I’ll ever need to do this, but it’s good to know there’s a product that will make it easier.
Even though it is a bit disappointing, as other commenters noted: even if the results weren’t perfect, it didn’t take active, bent-over or stretched-out hard work on your part. Hopefully a second application will do the trick!
I’m impressed. I’ve stripped a lot of woodwork and furniture and nothing I’ve ever found got everything on the first go-around. But even so, this took off a lot. You may still have to do some detail cleaning in the grout lines and ridges on the wainscotting but this looks like a great start.
Nice! Personally, I’m hoping you whitewash or repaint the kitchen brick fridge alcove. Raw masonry indoors is a trend that can’t go away quickly enough. With the exception of a stove surround or an intentionally rustically-designed summer home, Victorians didn’t abide dust-catching, difficult to clean raw brick or stone indoors and neither should we.
Hi, Jennifer!
You wrote: “Victorians didn’t abide dust-catching, difficult to clean raw brick or stone indoors and neither should we.”
But the chimney breast of the Victorian-era Cross House was unpainted brick.
You got me. Smooth, original, intentional, minimal mortar width = good. Trend of pulling plaster off of interior chimneys and walls to leave masonry exposed for “charm” = ick.