My plasterer just finished up doing a fair amount of patching and skimming on a renovation, 6 rooms. I checked it out and there are gobs of plaster dropped around the walls on baseboards, window/door casings, on top of a door! Jeez. This kills me because a quick swipe with a sponge when fresh would have cleaned it all up in no time, but now its got a pretty good grip on the trim.
Is there any sort of trick to getting the plaster off of the trim? The trim is painted with an astonishing number of protective layers of paint, LOL. The walls and trim willl be repainted next week. So I can be a bit agressive. I’m wondering if a dilute acetic acid(vinegar) solution might piss off the basic/lime plaster gobs and loosen them up? Or is the lime all reacted during the setting?
eric
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stiff plastic scraper and sand paper...
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how about you call up your plasterer and tell him he doesn't get paid until he cleans up his mess. globs in elec. boxes are common but globs on finished trim is slop work. play hardball.
IMERC: scraper and sandpaper huh, i was afraid of that.>play hardball.
yup, tomorrow we meet to finalize. This and a few other issues will be negotiated. On first contact he led with professional plastering at professional pricing. The pro pricing is coming in pretty clear but the pro plastering is leaving something to be desired. I still have 2 more floors of renovating and plastering to be done in the future. I'll find out if he's interested in doing it.eric
I like the hardball plan better...
why didn't he mask the trim...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!