Peeling the Paint Off and DIY crafts

Difficulty Level : Pay a little attention. That’s all. We never outgrew painting, did we? It is so tempting to either paint something all by ourselves or smearing a new layer over the existing one. However enticing, it would help to remember the advisory that comes associated even with this simple job. For example, your new layer of paint can bubble or flake and peeling the old layer off might be a risk. This can leave your fresh paint looking uneven and streaky if you do not strip and prepare the surface that needs to be painted. There is no reason to worry. Stripping the paint is simple enough but it needs time and care. Read on to develop an idea about what needs to be done. Things you’ll need:

1. One dust mask

2.Paint-stripping chemicals 3.One heat gun 4.One paintbrush 5.Scourer 6.Rubber gloves 7.Goggles 8.Soapy water 9.Sponge 10.Scraper How to go about it?

• Pour some paint-stripping chemical into a vessel and use an old paintbrush to dab it onto the surface that needs to be painted. If it is wood you want to paint, make sure that you do not soak it.


• Let the chemical be, for some time, then the old paint should become easier to be scrapped off. You can use the wallpaper scraper but make sure that you are not too vigorous or else you might damage the surface. For the smaller or trickier areas like corners and curves, you may use some steel wool. If some rough areas still remain, you can use a sandpaper or belt sander to smoothen them out as much as possible.


• Clean the surface with soapy water and sponge to remove the paint-stripper and errant flakes of old paint or sawdust. Basically, you will get a smooth finish to begin painting.

Tricks of the trade: 1. Read-up a little and know the surface you will be working on, to avoid mistakes. For example, you should not use steel wool to strip paint off the oak for it will leave marks. 2. A chisel can come handy if you are looking to clean the corners of a wall.

3. Floorboards can do with a little talcum or chalk powder to reduce the friction.

A word of caution: Paint flakes or sawdust can easily mingle with the air. Make sure that you are working in a well-ventilated area, to begin with. We prefer to advise that you work outside. Oh, and keep that dust-mask on. Those goggles too, if you do not want the paint in your eyes.

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