Stripping Painted Pine Floors

Up to 30 layers of paint can come off as easily as stripping sheets off a bed.

Stripping painted pine floors. C dip the brush into a wood stripping agent made especially for pine and spread a thin layer of stripping agent over furniture in single strokes. Ideal for lead paint and masonry but can stain furniture woods. It was cheap and readily available so safe to say it s everywhere. This paste works with a paper cover to control evaporation.

The majority of floors were constructed of wood planks from 8 to 18 wide because narrow boards were expensive to prepare in a pre industrial era and therefore reserved for the best rooms. Pine floor planking is in the category of a soft wood whereas most wood floors are commonly referred to as hardwood. There is a significant difference in hard and soft wood as the grain of soft wood is. After five minutes remove the old varnish or paint from the surface using a scraping tool.

If the stripping tool did not worked well then use the hit gun to remove the varnish. 12 to 24 hours removal. Let dry thoroughly then apply a neutralizing solution. Work on small sections at a time aylott advises and apply the paint uniformly so it will strip the paint evenly.

Peel off the paper and scrub the surface with a wet brush.