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The Rush is On

October 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Less than a month left to get stuff done outside before the weather turns cold enough that the paint won’t dry properly before the snow flies. Some years we even get snow in October but usually it would warm back up afterwards.
Yesterday I worked on the risers of my front porch steps that I made […]

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Update on Peel Away 6

May 3rd, 2007 · 3 Comments

I used the paper with Peel Away 6 and left it over night. Today I lifted the paper and it was almost dry. A lot of the varnish came off with the paper but there was still a good deal left on the wood. It is slimey-pasty. It’s hard to get […]

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Waiting and Watching-Odds and Ends

May 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’m working on a small section of the front window trim and “crown” (all that fancy molding above the windows and doors). I bought the paper for Peel Away and am trying that because I’m pretty burned out stripping all the wood in the house. I’m hoping it will cut down […]

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Tags: no fun · paint strippers · drudgery · the pits

Peel Away 6 Paint Stripper

April 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I have been using the Peel Away 6 Paint and finish stripper but I’m having trouble with the molding on the big window. Because the radiator is in the way, I have to reach up over my head to work on it. We went to Home Depot and bought some of the Peel […]

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Tags: woodwork · wood · paint strippers