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   DavidxDoud | Mar 29, 2005 07:31pm | #1

   attack them with a good quality stiff wire brush and see how tightly the paint is attached....

    

    

    

   "there's enough for everyone"
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   jcalnin10 | Mar 30, 2005 04:40pm | #3

   Re: the painted wood beams...I'm afraid because the wood is so rough that the paint is way in the slivers of the wood and knots.

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   WillGeorge | Mar 29, 2005 08:46pm | #2

   Not sure how old this post is..

   Just a warning... Ceiling collect ALOT of smoke and oils.. I would recommend a good scrub brush, and clean with soap and water! Be sure to rinse it well..

   I was in a hurry once painting beams.. I was staining and just thought it wasn't working well.. Cleaned the beams and everything went well after that.

   Edit.. painting beams.. I was staining ..  Well, whatever..

   
   

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   Edited 3/29/2005 1:48 pm ET by Will George

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   Jamie_Buxton | Mar 30, 2005 05:35pm | #4

   sandblaster

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   BillLindau | Mar 31, 2005 04:43am | #5

   I'd go at it with an electric hand planer. No messy chemicals or sand sprayed everywhere. The planer marks will look rustic, only a little different than the roughsawn look. Bill

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   johnhardy | Apr 01, 2005 03:06am | #6

   Some suggestions:

   1. Paint over the brown with something light.

   2. Remove the paint, but this will probably require either planing or sanding the boards down. Lots of work and lots of dust ... and maybe some lead paint issues.

   3. Use thin, pine veneer to cover up the outside of the beams. You could get 3/4" stock and use it, although it'll be finished (sanded) to a level that is probably not in keeping with the current rough finish. It'd probably be better to buy rough stock, 4/4 in size, and rip it down the middle. That'd double your yield and give you the rough look you currently have, and the "veneer" would be about 3/8" thick ... not too bad.

   John

   
   

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   Edited 4/1/2005 10:33 am ET by johnhardy