12/21/2023 0 Comments Window putty remover![]() ![]() But I'd like to find a way to try it responsibly.Ĭasey, um.EUREKA!!! I can just picture it. I think given that I have 3 kids, doing this inside, even in the basement, would be out of the question. If I worked outside on a tarp in a tyvek suit and disposed of the suit and tarp properly after a work session, do you think that would be a responsible way to deal with the dust generated? I mean, most of it would be from the putty, not the paint on the putty, but there would definitely be some lead dust generated. I don't know, it seems there is a downside to every method, but one way or another, I'm keepin' my windows! I have my eye on a Milwaukee variable temp heat gun, hoping that I could get it hot enough to soften the putty without vaporing the lead paint. I have both a router and a corded drill (don't think I'd want to use cordless for this), and while I really like the concept of that method, I've shied away from it because out of all the options, it seems to me that one would generate the most lead dust. Thanks for the details on the physical removal. ![]() But I just wanted to share what I've found with the forum in case anyone else has already tried it. So, I'm going to test this out and report back. And the solvent for limestone is.bleach? I'm not so sure about the second one, but I trust the first one. What I wondered was, what about a solvent-based option? But what would dissolve old hardened glazing? Turns out, old hardened glazing is basically dry linseed oil and lime that has more or less turned back into limestone (OK I'm hedging there, but that's my best info.) Apparently the solvent for dry linseed oil is.linseed oil. ![]() Steam and heat softening (John Leeke's video, he claims 4% breakage) Looking around at options, I've seen physical and heat-based options: The single hardest thing was getting the old glazing out. I told dh, the glazing was easy, it's the prep that was killer. I used oil-based primer and Dap 33, and it went reasonably well. So after all the reading and thinking and hemming and hawing (yes I've over-analyzed yet another project!), I re-glazed my first window. ![]()
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