Often there is a need to reduce the old window frame or window sill again. However, before coating with new paint, wooden surfaces must be cleaned from the layers of the old.
There are several possible ways to remove paint. The first method is based on the thermal effect on the old paint. In the old days, they removed the paint with soldering lamps, and today, usually an electric hair dryer is used. By the way, now the service order of the container for garbage removal, it is popularly used by many those who repair it.
In this method, hot air is directed by a powerful stream to the painted area and softens the paint. The paint, under the influence of hot air flow, begins to exfoliate from the surface and “foam”, after which it is easy to remove it with a spatula. If the paint is hidden in the deepening of wood, it can be removed from there using a triangular spatula.
It is also possible to remove the layer of old paint from the wooden surface mechanically. For this, it will take, for the initial processing, the brush with hard metal bristles and a brush with softer bristles, for grinding already purified wood. The bulk of modern drifts has similar nozzles in the kit. After the old paint is removed, it is necessary to put the cracks and cracks on the wooden surface, and then grind. After the putty and the primer are dry, you can proceed to stain.