Old Window Restoration- Part 2 ~ Steam box vs. Infrared heat to remove old glaze скачать в хорошем качестве

Old Window Restoration- Part 2 ~ Steam box vs. Infrared heat to remove old glaze

Steam Box vs. infrared Heat Cleaning up an old window sash can be one of the most time consuming parts of restoring and reglazing an old window. So I’ve tried two different methods and here’s a breakdown of the pros and cons of each. Steam box method Pros It softens the glazing well enough that it’s fairly easy to remove the glazing. Different glazing responds a little differently and may need more time steaming. Cons This works better if the paint is already stripped from the sash so that the steam gets between the glaze and wood. It’s has to steam for quite a bit of time to soften enough. This one steamed for about an hour and a half. The wood softens as well, so it’s easier to damage it while trying to get the glazing out. Once all the glazing is out, the sash needs time to dry out. This may not be a big deal if I were doing multiple windows at once and alternating work on each, but since I’m only doing one at a time, that means I can’t make any more progress until it’s dry. Infrared Heat Pros The glazing softens and comes out nicely and leaves the wood fairly clean in most cases. Once the sash is clean, I’m able to prime it immediately and can start reglazing the glass when the primer is dry. Infrared heat doesn’t vaporized lead paint, which basically all these windows probably have. Yay! Cons It takes more active time going over it all with heat where I can be doing other things while a sash is in the steam box. I’m using the eco-strip cobra infrared heat, which is fairly expensive. There are other options out there, but I have not tried them and can’t speak to how well they work. I chose eco strip as I knew I would be stripping paint off lots of stuff for this house and it’s been incredibly helpful saving time. What do I prefer? Both methods work fairly well, but I prefer the infrared heat method because I’m already stripping off the paint from the sash and then I’m able to move on to priming it right after. There you have it, let me know what questions you have! Check out the products we use to restore old wood windows: https://www.amazon.com... (If you purchase something after clicking on this link, we may earn a small commission which supports our work in making these videos) Follow us: Facebook- www.facebook.com/ballstonlegacy Instagram- @ballston_legacy Blog- www.ballstonlegacy.com #windowrestoration #glass