Peel Away
I have long known of this product but have never used it. I have always thought: It can’t really be as good as it seems, right?
But in the Cross House kitchen, there are two areas where the product…if it really worked…would be ideal The chimney breast in the kitchen has been painted many times. My infrared strip proved useless as it is not designed to work on brick. And trying regular paint stripper was not very effective, either. So….
…PeelAway to the rescue? Purchased at my local Sherwin-Williams, it goes on like thick oatmeal which is ideal for walls. Then you put the paper on, go over that with a paint roller, and then walk away for 24 hours. This afternoon I will learn: DOES IT WORK? I hope I get a SQUEE experience.
The other ideal area is the 1894 wainscoting, also caked in paint. I did the bit to the right a number of years ago and it was torture. I use the infrared stripper, a lot of regular stripper, dentist tools, and elbow grease galore. It was not fun so I never did more.
Pray for me.
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Can’t wait, the suspense is killing me! Praying for success!
This stuff iis wo derful! I used it on our ceiling medallion in the entry hall. It was caked with several layers of paint. I didn’t want to damage the plaster, and this was recommended. I put it on one evening and the next, pulled off the paper. It as amazing. It was down to the original plaster. I was able to see details hidden under all the paint.
I hope it orks as well fo you!
Here’s hoping for success. Can’t wait to see the results!
Wishing and hoping!
I bought another Dumond product to use on my childhood armoire that I know my mother painted with oil based paint 64 years ago and when I was in high school it was painted over with tempera. I can wash most of the tempera off with garden hose but the oil is still underneath. It was white paint so possibly even lead based paint. I bought a quart of the stuff that is available in California called SmartStrip and also uses the same “paper”. I am hoping it will easily strip off to whatever finish was underneath. Considering the age of the piece I am hoping shellac. I love to work with shellac. I haven’t had the time to mess with the armoire as there are so many more urgent projects ahead of it on my “to-do” list.
I am really excited to see how it works on the brick. If it can work on that brick then I’m hoping the SmartStrip will work equally well on my armoire. I do not like to scrape and I do not own a heat gun. And if it works on that wainscoting there will be no stopping you.
I’ve used that product before and it works great! You will enjoy how much paint will come off on the first application. But.… I’m sure you noticed the Ph test strips in the lid of the bucket. You have to thoroughly wash the surface with a lot of water. I mean gallons. Then test the surface with the test strips. If the surface is too acidic, you have to keep washing until it gets down to acceptable limits. When I used this product it was summer and I stripped many layers of paint off of two doors outside. When I washed the residue off the doors I use a sponge and many buckets of water. This wasn’t good enough for the Ph. I switched to the garden hose. This got it lower. After a few days of drying in the sun I sanded the doors, stained them and finished with shellac. The doors were installed and looked great for about 6 months. I started noticing spots that weren’t as shiny. This got worse over time. Then the spots were more noticeable as the stain became lighter too. The doors look awful now and will have to be completely redone. You won’t have a problem with the brick because it isn’t as porous as the wood, but the wainscoting is something you really have to focus on with the Ph.
Thank you, Christiaan.
If even the water straight out of the hose isn’t enough, would it pay to make a bucket of water with, say, baking soda to push it more alkaline and then scrub it with that to neutralize it?
I’m using a different Dumond product and I intend to simply shellac the bare wood if I can get all of the paint off so I don’t want to have to redo it.
I see this peel away stripper stuff being used in a number of french chateau restoration blogs that I follow. It’s seems to work pretty well – I wish it had been around when I was stripping the doors/trim/staircase on my old home years ago. Fingers crossed for you Ross!
I have been curious too, especially for some furniture I would like to strip.
Prayers ascending! 🙏 Feels great to tell you that, Ross. Maybe someday you’ll join me! 😉
Looking forward to seeing the results!
Also: Tiny typo alert: “Th either ideal area is the 1894 wainscoting, also caked in paint.” I think “Th either” should be “The other.”
Even though Im comment late, I haven’t peeked ahead yet – I hope it worked!