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August 23, 2009
stripping a marble fireplace
Well my wife nagging me I finally got started . I bought a heat gun at harbor Freight and started stipping. It was going slow and as you can see there is a layer of brown paint or stain at the bottom and had asked some friends on a truck forum i belong to and they suggested i google stripping marble and low and behold I found this site. I learned alot by just reading so soon I will be buying some chemicals and doing it that way. Im also going to invest in a blue tarp and a couple of regular canvas tarps to put below a couple of layers of newspapers to protect the laminate wood floor underneath the fire/mantle piece. ill keep updating this with my progress as time allows
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Chemicals are the only way to go for this job, i have seen some amazing restorations of stone mantles using them, good luck.
Posted by: Old City Construction at August 24, 2009 8:02 AM
It is a lot of work! The heat gun didn't work for me because I think the stone acts as a heat dump and prevents the paint from getting hot enough. The challenge with chemicals (which I used) is having the right tools to get in all the crevises, etc. Be careful with lead paint and always scrape when wet, never dry.
Posted by: Putnamdenizen at August 24, 2009 9:03 AM
Start on the side that is least visible. Get hevy-duty rubber gloves, lots of rags and razor blade scraper. Don't know what kind of chemical you going to use, Rock Miracle worked well for me. You might want to try PEELAWAY #7 for higly detaild areas like the key stone in the center. The residue from the striper can be removed with mineral spirits and fine grade steel wool. make shure you have good ventilation. Definately cover your floors with thin cardboard and masking tape. After you are done stripping the paint you need to repolish. Good luck !
Posted by: gale at August 25, 2009 12:31 PM
Try to scrape as many layers as you can with the scraper before you start with chemicals. Don't need the heat gun.
Posted by: gale at August 25, 2009 12:35 PM
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