Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
Seeking some advice please. I have an old bathroom window which is double glazed but wood. The surround is also wood. It's appears to have been glossed white, and then painted with black over the top. I want to take it back to bare wood and varnish it (rest of the bathroom has a woody vibe going on). Sanding is proving extremely slow. I soaked it with cotton wool and rubbing alcohol but I could only do the level stuff, as it runs off the uprights and tops. Then I took to it with a drill and wire wheel, which got the worst of the black off, but the white underneath (I'm guessing gloss) is very hardy and isn't coming off. I only have a belt sander which is too big to get in anywhere.
So, should I get paint stripper? Or can I mix the alcohol with something to make a paste so it would stay on and soak for a few hours?
I don't care about damaging the wood becasue I hope to replace the old window in a couple years with modern double-glazed. I just want a quick solution as my wrists, fingers and back are knackered and I'm about to start seeping ibuprofen out my ears!
TIA
So, should I get paint stripper? Or can I mix the alcohol with something to make a paste so it would stay on and soak for a few hours?
I don't care about damaging the wood becasue I hope to replace the old window in a couple years with modern double-glazed. I just want a quick solution as my wrists, fingers and back are knackered and I'm about to start seeping ibuprofen out my ears!
TIA
