How To Remove Old Paint From Garden Furniture

If the paint doesnt come off easily dont force it as you can scratch the furnitures finish.

How to remove old paint from garden furniture. Scrape Off the Paint Once you notice the paint starting to peel away carefully scrape off the loosened paint while the hardware remains in the try or pie pan. Move the furniture outside or into a well-ventilated area. If you have multiple layers you may need to reheat a bit to get the layers all the way to bare wood.

If the paint stain or oil has come off then your furniture is ready to be scrubbed if not apply more stripper and wait 10 minutes. Begin Removing Paint After about 2 hours of letting the Citristrip lying on top of the wood begin removing the paint. Lightly press this down all over the paint stripper trying to remove as much air as possible.

Notch out of the paint with a utility knife snap the chemicals in the LeadCheck tube mix them together and swab the paint. If its appropriate and your garden furniture is robust enough power-wash the wooden surfaces to remove old flaking paint etc. Once the majority of the paint has been loosened or removed use a somewhat forceful stream of water to wash away the remaining paint.

After you have heated the paint until it bubbles up use the tool to scrape the paint off of the surface. Coat the chairs with a good quality primer before finishing with fresh paint. Test the Paint for Lead.

Get your good old plastic wrap yes lunch wrapGlad Wrap or the equivalent and lay this down over the stripper extending a small way past the ends of the piece. If the tip of the swab is red or pink you have lead paint on your hands. Put on your gloves and respirator mask.

If not you are safe to continue. Use a scraper and test a small patch of the furniture to see if the stripper is ready to be removed. Let dry completely before doing anything else.