The Paint Stripping Process

Evaluation of Stripping

If your property has flaking or bubbling paint and you can see the pre-existing timber is probably time you thought about having the exterior paint removed before further damage is done to your home.

It is recommended that all cracking, flaking and peeling paint be completely removed back to bare wood. This is to that you can avoid further problems with the paint sticking later in the paints life.

If your exterior paint is flaking as severe as the above, the following process will need to be carried out.

Simple test can be carried out, simply by creating a cross section on the house where it is flaking;

If tape removes paint to bare timbre it is a sure sign that the paint has not adhered correctly to the wooden surface. If this is the case the exterior paint will be in need of stripping back and re-paint. Recommend to carried test out 4-5 times around different parts of the building.

If your house has not been re-painted or is pre- 1980’s it is highly recommended that a lead test be carried out on the exterior paint. Westend Painters Ltd will carry this out free of charge.

Lead Paint Stripping

Lead paint removal is potentially hazardous and if not followed correctly can have long lasting effect both environmentally and physical health; Which is why we at Westend Painters take the removal of lead paint very seriously, and will always follow Health and Safety regulations. Outlined below is an overview of the procedure which we follow for the removal of Lead paint:

Lead Disposable Procedure

Paint Strippers

• The products that we use to strip away paint is a environmental friendly product;
• is a water base product;
• Less harsh chemical smell than others available on the market and or the use of heat guns
• Reduces time spent in stripping compared to the use of heat devices.