How can I strip brown paint from an old iron bed?
by Cmt32106327
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Chilli
on Dec 29, 2017
I had a friend that did this. He took his daughters bed frame to a sand blaster. It had some brass "Knuckles" on it and he just covered it with HD Carpet tape of some kind (it was blue back then). Of course, primed and painted nicely afterwards. -
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Peg
on Dec 29, 2017
You can sand blast it by hand or machine. I did this to one of my old beds and it worked great. Once I got it sanded down I spray painted it. -
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Dianacirce70
on Dec 29, 2017
An easy way is to use a metal brush. There are handhelds, or one you can attach to the drill to do it faster -
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Janet Pizaro
on Dec 29, 2017
use a safe non toxic paint remover,CITRISTRIP -
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Carol Jackson
on Dec 29, 2017
Use citriStrip and leave on over night covered with plastic. The paint almost jumps off on its own. For intricate areas dip green scatchy in stripper and wouldn't have a problem. Has a nice citrus smell. I stripped the epoxy paint from my bathtub after a resurface went bad. Learned this after 1st week on Hometalk! -
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Fiddledd224
on Dec 29, 2017
You can use rough sandpaper and a sander -
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Chilli
on Dec 30, 2017
I don't recall, but it was down to the metal. Prime right away to keep it from rusting, then the color is your choice.
Peg
on Dec 29, 2017
Dianacirce70
on Dec 29, 2017
Janet Pizaro
on Dec 29, 2017
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