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DIY- How To Strip Solid Wood With Oven Cleaner

DIY- How To Strip Solid Wood With Oven Cleaner

Calico I & II print  //  Pastel Valley print  //  oversize body  //  desk  //  dressers  //  sisal rug
striped rug (comparable)  //  ceiling light-weight (very similar) //  desk chair  //  wallpaper

I absolute adore thrifting and finding exceptional vintage items, and obtained so energized when I observed these frames for just a couple of bucks every on a vacation I took down to Tucson. I loved the shape and the depth, but the wood stain was starting to chip off in a number of spots. I could explain to they were being good wood, and I seriously favored the the natural wood beneath that was peaking via. I decided to strip them using oven cleaner, and the benefits are so, so very good! I walked via how to do this on my Instagram tales the other working day, but here is a prepared out move by action tutorial, that ought to be even far more handy!


shirt  //  earrings  //  lipstick

You can see the scratches on the frames in this article- the purpose at the end of this is a great, even toned all-natural wood glance.  I desire I had a spot for the attractive originals that came in the frames, but ended up supplying them to a close friend who I know will set them to great use!


sponge  //  round scrub brush  //  wood & rubber scrub brush  //  dish soap  //  gloves  //  oven cleaner

This is a rather easy Do-it-yourself, with just a number of wanted resources! I have uncovered that the blue fume- no cost can of Easy-Off oven cleaner functions superior than the yellow can. You are going to also have to have some rubber gloves, dish soap, and scrub brushes. I tried out out a handful of diverse forms to see what would do the job finest for me! This is certainly an outside task. I laid out a plastic sheet on some gravel in our lawn, and it labored great.

The initially phase is spraying your frames down with the oven cleaner. You want to make sure you are receiving the cleaner in excess of the entirety of the frame, and then you can sit back and chill out for about 20 minutes while the oven cleaner does it is detail!

 

Soon after you’ve enable it sit, you will start off to scrub! It’s actually critical that you remove all of the oven cleaner, and you are going to discover the previous stain coming off with it. I crammed a container with some concentrated dish soap, and applied really a little bit to make certain I was acquiring as substantially off as feasible! This stage is so significant! A superior scrub is what will give the frame a dependable end in the end, that isn’t splotchy. I found that the sponge labored fantastic for the flat areas, and I truly cherished this picket brush to get in the grooves! This is absolutely the most time consuming (and messiest) section, but it will be value it!

Subsequent you are going to want to rinse off your body until the h2o operates obvious. The colour does not glimpse way too different proper now, but you just have to trust the system! Once the h2o is running clear, you’ll just lay the frame out to dry! Look at this shade change right after only a couple minutes of sun bleaching!

Right after the frames had been absolutely dry, I went above them with a sanding block and did a actually light sand almost everywhere, concentrating on any places that appeared darker than the rest of the body. Immediately after you sand, wipe it down with a rag, and your frame is entire! Subsequent is my favourite component- selecting artwork!

I understood I wanted to hang these frames in my business at operate, so I decided to go with some new abstracts I painted for Juniper Print Store, known as Calico I & II! I really like applying lasting double sided tape to mount the print to the glass, instead of having the glass go over the print. This creates a stretched canvas look when its framed, and appears extra like original art! I line the again edges of the paper with tape, and then stick a couple items in the middle. Flip the paper above, make confident your edges are all lined up, and then smooth the paper about the glass with your hand!

The frames turned out to be the fantastic purely natural wood color, and I even switched out the big print behind my desk to Pastel Valley, from our classic assortment to carry in some warm tones for summer season!


Calico I & II print  //  Pastel Valley print  //  oversize body  //  desk  //  dressers  //  desk chair
sisal rug  //  striped rug (very similar)   //  wallpaper  //  ceiling light (related)

I have rounded up a few comparable purely natural wood frames below if you’re seeking to get the seem, but don’t have a frame to Do it yourself! Go away any questions in the feedback!