acsipresident
New Member
Hello All,
I've been stripping, cleaning and sealing decks for a bit but now I've been asked to consider taking on a job I haven't done before. The only reason I'm considering this is that it is a long time friend of mine and if I can save him a few bucks by doing it for him I will. He has an older home (built in 50's) that has several layers of paint that is pealing. Underneath is some nice cedar. Now I haven't tested for lead yet but I'm going to assume the earlier layers contain some. I will test for this. Regardless, I'm looking for some experienced advice here. I'd like to have some recommendations as to what product/products to use to remove this paint. There are various powertools that can be used for removing this but "dust" is certain a concern if there is lead. Has anybody used chemical strippers? Any other ideas. I know that the deck strippers won't cut it. Are there any decent methods that you've used in the past?
Thanks a bunch in advance.
I've been stripping, cleaning and sealing decks for a bit but now I've been asked to consider taking on a job I haven't done before. The only reason I'm considering this is that it is a long time friend of mine and if I can save him a few bucks by doing it for him I will. He has an older home (built in 50's) that has several layers of paint that is pealing. Underneath is some nice cedar. Now I haven't tested for lead yet but I'm going to assume the earlier layers contain some. I will test for this. Regardless, I'm looking for some experienced advice here. I'd like to have some recommendations as to what product/products to use to remove this paint. There are various powertools that can be used for removing this but "dust" is certain a concern if there is lead. Has anybody used chemical strippers? Any other ideas. I know that the deck strippers won't cut it. Are there any decent methods that you've used in the past?
Thanks a bunch in advance.