Peel Away…Round Two RESULTS
Round 1.
Round 2. It does not look a whole lot different here, but…
…Round 2 did get all the old paint out of the deep groves. This took forever with the infrared stripper. So, I am THRILLED!
Round 1. Note the middle.
Round 2. Note the middle.
Round 2. Golly. Upper: pretty much all the paint is gone, including in the mortar lines.
It’s official. I am now a Peel Away convert!
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That is so satisfying! Even better that you can ‘set and forget’!
Wow! Getting paint out of brick and mortar is near impossible and this stuff did it. Having to do it twice? For those results, no big deal and you have that five gallon bucket now.
I’m impressed with how it got the pain out of those carved lines. I have something similar on the corner of my armoire and have been concerned about how to clean the paint out of those areas without any damage but not any more. If what I’ve got doesn’t do the job, I’ll step up to the Peel Away. I think I can use the same Dumond paper I already have.
Agreed, Mary.
I was so-so regarding application #1, but #2 impressed me greatly!
Hi Ross, great results. Donated to your GoFundMe account to help out. Advance Happy Valentine’s dahlink.
Leigh, you are a peach! I will think of the stripped chimney breast as the result of your generosity! BIG hug!
Hahaha for a moment there, read it as stripped chimney beast. Well, here’s a big hug back from your beast. Hahaha
Wow! That’s amazing! I have a painted brick fireplace and overmantle and that definitely looks a lot better than trying to heat gun strip the at least three layers of different color paint out of all the grooves. I’m going to have to see if my local Lowe’s has that stuff. At this rate you’ll have the brick around the fridge super clean by the end of the month! I look forward to seeing the progress!
Excellent news! Will you set up an affiliate link and become an evangelist?
Oh that’s fantastic! I wonder if just one application left on for 48 hours would also get the same results (saving you both time and the cost of the product)
Hi, Nicole.
The second section I stripped on the chimney breast was left for 48 hours.
It still needs a second application.
Silly me, I was just looking at the top section and didn’t notice the application of the product on the middle section!
I’ll be interested to see how the wainscot takes a new finish. It looks a little dried out and crusty.
I’m wondering what kind of prep you’ll need to do for it to take new shellac and not fail.
Impressive results on the brick. Looks like it just needs a good washing up now, after the peel away has been removed.
I see a scaffolding tower going back up around the north chimney in your future…
Can you say more about the possibility of the shellac failing as a result inadequate prep? What specific types of missteps might lead to that outcome? I have a houseful of interior trim with several layers of paint over shellacked fir that I’m “peeling away” and I don’t want any problems after all the work. Thank you.
OOH. That brick is so pretty now! Are you planning to pull out the fridge and strip the whole chimney niche?
But of course, Dahlink!
Remarkable!
I am so glad this worked! It saved enormous time, sweat and toil!
Peel Away 1 is a caustic stripper. You might be able to get a much cheaper result by mixing equal volumes of lime putty and oil soap (just make sure the oil soap doesn’t contain any silicone or other weird ingredients). I haven’t tried the mix but I can say from experience that just linseed oil soap alone is quite a powerfull paint remover. I got an old tin cup (like a paint tin with a handle) with the house that had all sorts of paint in it, layers upon layers because no one ever cleaned it after a paint job. One night I filled that with oil soap and water to store my brush. The next day everything below the water line was bare metal.
I put some money into your Go Fund Me for your next Peel Away purchase, if you wish to use it that way! I bought some and I am going to experiment using it on my New York City apartment doors that have been painted a thousand times. I hope I become a fan too!
Pam, hello! You have been very generous. Again!!!!!!! THANK YOU!
HOOORAYYYY! I was hoping the second round would come in with the good news. I am so glad it’s working out, especially on the brick.
That brick looks amazing! And, I don’t know that “convert” should be the correct term. It’s just another tool in the bag. Surely, you won’t be abandoning the Speedheater!
I wasn’t aware there was much of anything that could remove paint from brick without destroying it. Glad you found something. I can envision the results and it will be so worth the effort!