Aloha Miranda, Have you considered an alternative to paint such as paneling or wallpaper? Just a thought, Betsy
At 01:19 PM 3/23/2010, you wrote: > > >Hi, >We can guarantee there is no lead paint. This >paint was put on in 2006, and we had the home >inspected before making an offer. We have to strip the paint, as it is pealing. >We are in the process of becoming lisenced as >foster parents, and the agency has asked us to >fix the pealing paint and repaint. >Sorry for any misunderstanding. > >In Christ, Miranda > >-----Original Message----- >From: Dale Leavens <<mailto:dleavens%40puc.net>dleav...@puc.net> >Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:15 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Painting indoor walls. > >There usually isn't any good reason to remove >paint and if it is very old you probably don't >want to remove it for fear you liberate old lead >paint. Generally it is sufficient to wash the >paint thoroughly so the new sticks well although >you may also wish to give a gentle scrub with >something like 80 grit sand paper to take off >any nibs or other high points bearing in mind >the caveat of the possibility of lead paint. > >If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie >----- Original Message ----- >From: Andy Borka >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:32 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Painting indoor walls. > >We have to repaint part of our office upstairs. >Part of it is cement and the other part is wood. >It looks like at least 4 or 5 thick layers of >paint are already there. How would you take all >of the paint off and repaint? We are total. > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
