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From: warren@ihwpt.UUCP (warren montgomery)
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Subject: Another old paint problem
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Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 10:09:21 EST
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Again my apology for a slighly inappropriate message.  I have
several acres (well, actually only 3' by 200', but it's enough) of
peeling eaves, and have found no effective way to get rid of the
rotting crud.  It appears to have been painted 3 times in 25 years,
twice with some unknown paint and once on top with a latex
semi-gloss.  The peeling seems to be mostly inbetween the two
unknown layers.  I have tried several mechanical means at stripping
it, the most effective being a plain old-fashioned scraper.  I have
tried a heat gun, which mainly just turns it into a sticky goo that
is still not easy to take off.  (The heat gun also suffers the
problem that the heat escapes and ruins areas that didn't
necessarily need stripping).  Chemicals are probably out, since they
would get all over the rest of the house, which is in pretty good
shape now.  None of these techniques have let me strip more than a
couple of square feet in an hour of hard work, too hard to continue.
I am running out of ideas, short of calling in the aluminum siding
people to replace it!  Anyone have any suggestions?

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Warren Montgomery,  ihesa!warren