bill anglin
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Help with abrasive selection for stripping turn of the century woodwork down to bear wood which is mahogany and birch.
Help with selecting correct abrasives for stripping lead paint with RO 90
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Sanding lead paint is not a good idea as the primary method of removal.
You should use a heat gun (below 400 degrees C as not to create fumes) to soften the paint and a scraper to remove the bulk of the paint.
Once you've done this you can use your RO 90 to remove the remainder that wouldn't come off with heat, but make sure you have your Rotex hooked up to an extractor with a HEPA filter, (preferably a class M but a class L should be ok if it's a small one off job), wear a good quality organic vapour mask.
As for the correct abrasive, it depends on what you're finishing with. If simply painting with white gloss, latex, etc then it will hide a multitude of sins and you can get away with a fairly coarse abrasive. If staining then you'll need to work through the grits to get a quality finish like you would usually do. The actual abrasive type doesn't really matter, brilliant 2 or Rubin 2 would suffice.
You should use a heat gun (below 400 degrees C as not to create fumes) to soften the paint and a scraper to remove the bulk of the paint.
Once you've done this you can use your RO 90 to remove the remainder that wouldn't come off with heat, but make sure you have your Rotex hooked up to an extractor with a HEPA filter, (preferably a class M but a class L should be ok if it's a small one off job), wear a good quality organic vapour mask.
As for the correct abrasive, it depends on what you're finishing with. If simply painting with white gloss, latex, etc then it will hide a multitude of sins and you can get away with a fairly coarse abrasive. If staining then you'll need to work through the grits to get a quality finish like you would usually do. The actual abrasive type doesn't really matter, brilliant 2 or Rubin 2 would suffice.
In your case I don't think that lead paint would be any different than other paint. Festool USA has an abrasive selection application on their website that you could use: http://www.festoolusa.com/abrasives
Peter
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