rbrtoclto
17th October 2005, 12:05 PM
Hi all,
We've recently taken the plunge into the red and bought a big old Qlder, built circa 1920s. The previous owners had thoughtfully clad all interior walls and ceilings with AC sheeting, which we've had removed by licensed asbestos removalists.
The original VJ walls behind it look pretty daggy, having not seen a coat of paint in 30 - 40 years. Paint is flaking off, especially in the joins between the boards. A couple of walls are a little better than others.
We went in on the weekend with a couple of ROSes to sand the walls back to bare wood (masked & suited up and with the area we were working in sealed off from the rest of the house to contain dust) and the progress was pretty slow.
So before I resign myself to spending the next 6 months sanding, I thought I'd ask here if there's a better way.. besides paying someone else to do it for me. :) I tried paint stripper, but that's even slower, given it doesn't penetrate all the layers of paint.
We're using 5" ROSes I picked up from Bunnings, one's an Ozito $50 job, the other's a $70 Ryobi. The Ozito seems to work a bit better. I'm wondering if it's worth lashing out on a couple of more expensive ROSes, but I figure the extra dollars are for quality and lifespan of the tool, so the more expensive ones won't necessarily make the job any easier.
The girl at Bunnings mentioned that there are places that hire out special wall sanders, but didn't really know how they worked differently or how they'd make the job easier. Anyone know what she's talking about?
The other thing I'm thinking about is not sanding everything back to absolute bare wood, just scrape and sand enough to get a decent looking paint job on there, then sand back and recoat patches when they need it down the track. I'm expecting most people will tut tut at this idea.
Phew.. that was a long one (said the actress to the bishop). On an unrelated note, I've found this forum a great source of info as a naive first time renovator. I'm yet to find anywhere on the net nearly as useful.
Cheers,
RC.
We've recently taken the plunge into the red and bought a big old Qlder, built circa 1920s. The previous owners had thoughtfully clad all interior walls and ceilings with AC sheeting, which we've had removed by licensed asbestos removalists.
The original VJ walls behind it look pretty daggy, having not seen a coat of paint in 30 - 40 years. Paint is flaking off, especially in the joins between the boards. A couple of walls are a little better than others.
We went in on the weekend with a couple of ROSes to sand the walls back to bare wood (masked & suited up and with the area we were working in sealed off from the rest of the house to contain dust) and the progress was pretty slow.
So before I resign myself to spending the next 6 months sanding, I thought I'd ask here if there's a better way.. besides paying someone else to do it for me. :) I tried paint stripper, but that's even slower, given it doesn't penetrate all the layers of paint.
We're using 5" ROSes I picked up from Bunnings, one's an Ozito $50 job, the other's a $70 Ryobi. The Ozito seems to work a bit better. I'm wondering if it's worth lashing out on a couple of more expensive ROSes, but I figure the extra dollars are for quality and lifespan of the tool, so the more expensive ones won't necessarily make the job any easier.
The girl at Bunnings mentioned that there are places that hire out special wall sanders, but didn't really know how they worked differently or how they'd make the job easier. Anyone know what she's talking about?
The other thing I'm thinking about is not sanding everything back to absolute bare wood, just scrape and sand enough to get a decent looking paint job on there, then sand back and recoat patches when they need it down the track. I'm expecting most people will tut tut at this idea.
Phew.. that was a long one (said the actress to the bishop). On an unrelated note, I've found this forum a great source of info as a naive first time renovator. I'm yet to find anywhere on the net nearly as useful.
Cheers,
RC.