Has anyone ever used a turbo nozzle to remove peeilng house paint? I know you have to be very careful to not damage the clapboards but this video looks vey interesting.
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It's not a good idea, I wouldn't do it.
You betcha
Not only is it a bad idea but, as one commentor to the video pointed out, the contractor removing the paint on this 50 year old house is breaking LRRP laws established under the authority of the EPA. He is risking a hefty fine (35k) and contaminating the site with possible lead based paint finishes. I' m amazed that this video was made in 2012 and still floating around on the internet. It's a totally unprofessional approach to refinishing siding.
I get a lot of useful information off youtube, but I realize a lot of bad information is on there. There's a lot of plain dangerous and illegal information on there too. I saw an interesting video on how to make black powder for fireworks on there. The guy seemed to know what he was doing, and was still in one piece, but no thanks. I'll leave that to the professionals.
My buddies and I tried to make black powder for years, when we were kids. Never got anything that would do more than fizzle.
That's probably a good thing. We grew up without the internet, now it would be easy to make black powder if the chemicals were available, or the raw materials to make them.
In theory it's just sulfur, potassium nitrate, and charcoal -- readily available chemicals (though perhaps not as much now as 50 years ago when every kid had a chemistry set).
I saw Red Gum as an ingredient, maybe that helps, doubt it's necessary. But, I'm not going mess with it.
Cypress is a different wood from the regular pine or cedar -- it doesn't get brittle and split like those tend to as they age. And the paint on that house is very loose.
Yeah, I figured it was too good to be true. Had to ask though. I thought of the Cypress difference too. I don't have to worry about lead paint though.