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April 28, 2009
Tin Ceiling Restoration
Has anyone stripped a tin ceiling and re-painted it? Interested in keeping the existing ceiling it is in good shape but has loads of paint lots of it flaking off but quite a bit of it not flaking off.
Wood strippers are not interested in doing the job; they can't use the heat gun.Anyone know of a tin ceiling restoration person?or just someone willing to strip the paint?
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I scraped and chipped all the loose paint I could get off on three bedrooms, but it was a major pain. It probably took me at least 3 days per room to prep. Once it was done, only about half of the paint was gone. The rest of it still had a good bond. After priming with the best oil-based primer I could find, and painting with flat latex ceiling paint with deep nap rollers, the results look good.
By the time I got to the bathroom, however, which was the worst, I just ripped off and replaced the tin ceiling with identical stock still available.
I'm not sure there are any easy answers. I probably should have given PeelAway a better chance at success, but found that it did not penetrate the paint well and just made me smear the paint around.
You also can't apply a lot of force on the tin ceiling without denting it.
I check back to see if others had a better solution than mine.
Posted by: renomandru at April 28, 2009 4:19 PM
We've stripped a few tin ceilings using the wet chemical method. works out fine.
www.WeStripWood.com
718 783 4112
Posted by: ParkSlopePS at April 28, 2009 4:58 PM
Considering the paint is probably lead based, using a paint on lead encapsulation is a good solution (instead of stripping or replacing). We did this in 2 rooms and are very happy with the result.
Posted by: going4broke at April 29, 2009 1:13 PM
FYI lots of tin patterns are still available new so you might get some bids on replacing what's there with a new version in the same pattern if the paint stripping turns out to be very expensive. Just an option.
Posted by: BHS at April 29, 2009 2:48 PM
BHS-
THanks. I am actually purchasing some new tiles to match since I am expnading the kitchen but I'd rather restore (and save $) since what is already there is in good shape.
I did demo tile in the bathrooms which were comepletely shot.But in the kitchen it's pretty nice and plumb except for all that paint!
I will try scraping and removing as much paint and then priming- primer suggestions?
Posted by: argentina at April 29, 2009 8:02 PM
Zinsser High Hide Cover-Stain® Oil Base Primer
I found this did a much better job than the Zinsser BIN shellac-based primer at avoiding bleed-through from whatever paint/stain was on there before.
Also, stay away from KILZ. Inferior, in my opinion.
Posted by: renomandru at April 29, 2009 10:56 PM
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