More Secure

This batch of work starts with more securing of plaster with the washers and screws. I’m getting close to firming everything up so I also start patching some of the larger holes before I use Durabond90 for the smaller cracks. For the larger holes I give Structolite a shot. Structolite is a gypsum based plaster as opposed to lime which I used for the HVAC repair. When I took my initial plaster lesson, the plasterer recommended using Structolite for larger repairs and Durabond for smaller ones. I ended up relying on actual lime plaster basecoat once I found Limeworks.US products so I haven’t used Structolite too much. But these repairs are too small for a full horsehair and lath repair. My understanding that lime plaster relies mostly on a mechanical coupling of the horsehair and keys in lath to adhere to the wall. Without the lath gaps for the lime plaster to create keys in, I figure something like Structolite will be a better option because it has a chemical curing aspect to it. I also add in some Plaster Weld to the holes for extra bonding of the Structolite to the existing lime plaster.

Drilling holes for the washers.

Plaster washers attached.

Mixing up some Structolite.

Plaster washers in place and Structolite repairs under window frame.

The closet door is pretty close to being done with stripping. i apply one final light coat of stripper and scrub that down to try to get rid of any final white paint haze. After that I scrub things down with Afterwash and then a linseed oil soap. I skip TSP since the door is pretty clean but I try Barkeepers friend on a dark patch to see if i can lighten that. It doesn’t seem that Barkeepers friend is strong enough but I leave the dark blotch anyway. After the wood is dry, I sand to knock down any raised grain and then apply a coat of 50-50 turpentine and BLO.

Stripped door.

After scrubbing with linseed oil soap.

After a coat of turpentine and BLO.

The rest of the work in the bedroom is continuing to strip the paint on the wood molding. Using the SpeedHeater I continue scraping off the white paint and the harder to reach areas I will leave for the SpeedHeater Cobra.

Heat stripping.

Making my way down the door frame with heat stripping.

While stripping the wood, I also am attempting to strip a little bit off an old stove pipe hole.

This wood doorknob will be stripped using chemicals.