I need something to take lead paint off plaster walls and ceilings. Peel Away 1 works, but it’s ridiculously expensive for the amount I have to do. Alternatives?
Also, I need to dip strip dozens of 100 year old windows. Peel Away 5?
This was much easier when we didn’t know how terrible methylene chloride is.
Thanks.
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It's not that terrible if you don't already have a heart condition and if you use plenty of ventilation.
...dip strip dozens of 100 year old windows.
heated lye tank - be careful...
Have you considered putting 3/8 board over the lead painted plaster?
Generally would be so much easier than stripping it.
Also, I assume you tested the paint. Interior paint was not always leaded.
I believe chemical strippers will damage the plaster. There is something called lead encapsulating paint you could use. Any particular reason you want to remove lead paint from walls and ceilings?
Aaron
Sheetrock attached to plaster-covered brick hasn't stayed up very well, in installations I have seen, and the encapsulating finishes I've seen are only guaranteed for 20 years, and are not for high traffic areas like the front hall.
Applied over 100 years of wallpaper and various paints, and under additional wallcoverings, I am sceptical about the whole mess lasting even 10 years.
Once the lead paint and old paper are gone, I can patch the plaster and get someone in to do a new plaster veneer -- and I like the look of plaster.
I need something to take lead paint off plaster walls and ceilings. Peel Away 1 works, but it's ridiculously expensive for the amount I have to do. Alternatives?
Check out NU-WAL RESTORATION FINISHES. This is a fiberglass mat adhered to walls and ceilings with a special coating. I have seen it installed on the walls in the local library. The library was built with money from Andrew Carnegy in 1911. It worked well over plastered brick walls and looked like it went on perdy quick.
http://www.spec-chem.com/nuwal/index.htm
Edited 5/29/2004 12:49 am ET by JSCONST