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12-19-2010, 12:58 AM
I know some of you have done this before, so I figured I'd see if you had any tips (what to do, what not to do, stuff to avoid, etc).
Bit of background. This isn't exactly computer related (thus the 'misc projects' section), but here's the deal. The previous owner of my house seems to have been obsessed with paint...everything is painted..and often quite badly. The best (sarcasm flag) part is that when they were painting stuff, say, trim or doors, they couldn't be bothered to move anything and apparently had never heard of painter's tape. As a result, in some rooms I have baseboard that's painted white...mostly...but wherever there was furniture, it's still this odd peach color. Also, the hinges and hardware on several inside doors were painted over...with at least one layer of paint. The door hardware is where the brass comes in.
My house was built in 1926, and fortunately still has a lot of the original trim and doors, and the doors have the original hardware. Beautiful, big, brass hinges and hardware, but..well...have a look.
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/20101218_001.jpg
And this is where one of the faceplates used to be...
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/20101218_002.jpg
So, stripping paint off of brass. Anything I should know?
Bit of background. This isn't exactly computer related (thus the 'misc projects' section), but here's the deal. The previous owner of my house seems to have been obsessed with paint...everything is painted..and often quite badly. The best (sarcasm flag) part is that when they were painting stuff, say, trim or doors, they couldn't be bothered to move anything and apparently had never heard of painter's tape. As a result, in some rooms I have baseboard that's painted white...mostly...but wherever there was furniture, it's still this odd peach color. Also, the hinges and hardware on several inside doors were painted over...with at least one layer of paint. The door hardware is where the brass comes in.
My house was built in 1926, and fortunately still has a lot of the original trim and doors, and the doors have the original hardware. Beautiful, big, brass hinges and hardware, but..well...have a look.
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/20101218_001.jpg
And this is where one of the faceplates used to be...
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/20101218_002.jpg
So, stripping paint off of brass. Anything I should know?