Hi everyone-
As part of an upcoming remodel, I’ve been asked to strip and repaint some shiplap siding. I’ve been looking at a couple of different tools to do this and wanted to know what tool you guys thought I should use.
Thanks a bunch for your input.
Dale
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It depends.............. what kind of surface on the shiplap and how much? Planed or rough cut? For hand scraping, Bahco/Sandvik makes some great carbide scrapers. http://www.bahco.com/us/pdf/bahco/other/scrap.pdf
Your local hardware or paint store should have them. The scrapers, a belt sander, and a random orbit sander will get you by but be prepared for some serious elbow grease. This assumes a smooth surface. For a rough or textured surface you might want to try Cabot's strippers. http://www.cabotstain.com/shared_frames.cfm?cfid=427356&cftoken=19648586&area=towoca
Metabo has a paint remover which is on my wish list. It's about $400 ........... my sore shoulders say it's worth every penny right about now.
http://www.metabousa.com/us/produkte/katalog/paint_remover/6_00724_42_lf724_paint_remover.htm
A back issue of FHB has some good info on the Metabo .........sorry I can't recall which one.
Check some back issues of FHB. It was not too long ago that they had a article about this issue.
The best tool would be to sub it out!
The best method is to use heat guns or heat plates to soften the paint and carbide or pro-prep type (stainless) scrapers to clean the paint off to bare wood. It can be done in one step without any paint dust being blown around. Remember, most jurisdictions require that this type of work be done by an official "lead abatement" certified contractor, and require a special permit for stripping and "hazardous waste removal".