House (Outdoor) Paint Scraping Tool?

[Rustyd02359]

Any good tools to get this job done the quiclest and easiest? I will try some power washing but figured I good air rotary scraper of some sort would be a great helper. ANy ides or suggestions, anyone find a greta too to do the job with? Links, websites, pics are all helpful!!!

Thanx!!

 

[PAToyota]

Rotary scraper? Like this: http://www.paintshaver.com/ That's probably the ultimate tool for that sort of stuff.

At the bottom is an infrared heater. I went that route, but made my own following these directions: http://www.oceanmanorhouse.com/paintremover.html

Depends on how much you are going to do.

 

[ColdDuckTime]

..or this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000222YQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Personally, I like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000288LP6/?tag=atomicindus08-20

...it's less obnoxious.

 

[l_bilyk]

Metabo makes a nice one

 

[danski0224]

Fein Multimaster

 

[dxdexter]

I went through this very same thing several years ago when I painted my house and was looking for the path of least resistance. Heres what I discovered.

Most painters do not recommend water blasting because it will actually force water into the wood and cause paint failure later on. It will also damage wood as it did when I tried it on cedar shakes. It just caused more trouble than it was worth, I wish I had listened to advice given me.

I also tried a wire wheel on my 5" grinder and it did the job, but also damaged the shakes by causing rotational marking and gouging, so I stopped.

Sometimes there is no quick fix. Hand scrapping , orbital sanding or belt sanding is the most cost effective method that I am aware of, but will require a little work.

 

[Rustyd02359]

I was affraid someone might say that

 

[danski0224]

You can also look into hiring a local soda blaster.

 

[Rustyd02359]

Which is? $$???

 

[-lecroix-]

How much is YOUR time worth?

 

[Rustyd02359]

Which is? $$???

It was short hand for What is this process? Something like sandblasting?

And how much is it?

 

[danski0224]

Something like sandblasting, but nondestructive.

Different media can be used, from something like baking soda to crushed walnut shells. Depends on what you want to remove, how quickly and what nearby things you don't want damaged (like glass).

Don't know how much, but factor in your time and tools that you will need to buy to do the job.

Look in the phone book under sandblasting, and look for "soda" or "nondestructive" as key words.

Car body shops and powdercoaters might know someone that is mobile, too.