Frustrated with Kling Strip

[Penners]

Some additional comments from daughter:

Be sure to tell them that we put it on more like 15mm thick in most places, and we used wire wool to take off the gunk left after the main peeling away of the Klingstrip (gently, mind, so as not to damage the wood). We used a gazillion kitchen scourers along with the washvac - the
Klingstrip quite often just makes the paint a bit jelly-ish, not actually removing it, but allowing it to then be removed with LOTS of washing - again and again and again.

Afterwards, when all the paint was off, we got a fair bit of efflorescence, which we stopped using the Strippers of Sudbury neutraliser (basically vinegar) then getting some wax on asap.

Every beam had black, then white, then black, and some cases another white then black. Some had a scumble-glaze effect too (this was REALLY hard to get off).

There - easy when you know how, eh? :shock:

 

[MdB]

As promised, two of daughter's rooms with stripped beams.

Wooahh. I want your house Penners...

 

[showqa]

Wow - that really is stunning. A real testament to seriously hard work. Thank you so much for the encouragement.

 

[borischarlton]

Showqa

I do have some experience of klingstrip and at first I was also very disapointed with the results. I had a black beam in the lounge that needed sorting so I supplied the klingstrip quit thickly,covered with cling film and left it for a week.
When I removed the cling film quite alot of the white gunk came off with it, I then set about with a scrubbing brush ( old fashioned wood back type, they sell them in Morrisons) and shower gel to get some good suds (and it smells good!!). Whatever I did I just kept getting, like you said, rivers of black suds and water. I washed it over and over with no success. But, over the next week the beam gradually changed colour as it dried out and is now a light brown, just as it should be.
So it could be that you just need to give it more time to dry out. Also there is nothing to say that it is a light colour wood, so you will never attain that beautiful honey colour.

I also have some experience of sandblasting and in my opinion, to say you must never ever blast is incorrect. In some instances it can be very useful but you have to be very careful which company you choose. There is blasting with course grit which will take off alot of material and leave the drift wood effect, however there are companies that use a substance that is almost like flour, and from what I have seen it does a fantastic job of just removing the paint. Clearing up after is another job though!!

Rob

 

[Penners]

Wooahh. I want your house Penners...

Not mine, I'm afraid. The pride and joy of my daughter and her husband.

 

[Penners]

There is blasting with course grit which will take off alot of material and leave the drift wood effect, however there are companies that use a substance that is almost like flour, and from what I have seen it does a fantastic job of just removing the paint. Clearing up after is another job though!!

Sorry to disagree with borischarlton, but it's just not worth the risk. There may be a few highly specialist companies who can magically blast off paint without doing any damage whatsoever to the wood, but how do you know what the result will be before they start? It's a hugely delicate business, and of course, once the wood is damaged, there's no way of un-damaging it.

I repeat - it's not worth the risk. Be patient and do it the safe way.

 

[Nemesis]

Pale carpets... tidy... clean... sigh.