Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Cornettes? Rosettes? What are these thingys called?


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whatever they are, they're super nice.

Time to start stripping paint I would say, there must be some nice wood under there.

Anonymous said...

Save that for when you're a retire-ee. Getting all the paint off that cornrosette would be a pain,and I bet there is more than 4 of those.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, stripping paint is a royal pain, or a highly chemical affair, which according to my health hazards in art course is a definite no-no.

The heavy paint(6 coats?) gives the wood an aged look.

Unknown said...

hey you don't need chemicals
try a heat gun and a small flexible trowel
no problem
but open a window
cause it's gonna stink
or
a paint scraper
a mill bastard and about 5 hours of elbow grease

Druni said...

I've stripped alot in my house.
windows that is.
damon's right. Heat stripper and scraper.
works like a charm, though give yourself about 4-5 hours per window or door frame.
Intricacies also add time.
and also, after your'e done, your hand shakes for the next hour or so, feels strange.
but the result is fantastic. I just gave mine a quick sanding and love the distressed look of the old oak. hooray for restoration.

Anonymous said...

That smell is probably toxic (heat gun on old paint, possibly lead based)