Hi, I am trying to strip the paint (About 3 layers) off pressed tine ceilings in our home. I have tried 3 different applications and am a bit lost on how to proceed. I have tried:
- Selleys paint stripper - had to recoat 3 times to remove all paint and still left paint residue
- Peal Away no 9 - Didn't last the 24 hours even though heavily masked to the ceiling - maybe took 2 layers off and a **** mess!
- Heat Gun - bubbled and pealed the paint away cleanly and removed all 3 layers together. Only issue is that I was concerned that maybe I heated too much and for about 30 mins after there was alot of noise coming from the ceiling like it had expanded and was buckling.
Although either way is going to be labour intensive I liked the result of the heat gun as it was clean and gave me bare metal to work from to repaint. The sheets look like they are nailed to the roof frame but was concerned that the heat would distort the metal and possibly mealy away any adhesive that has had been used.
Thoughts?