[sudo-discuss] Re: Scraping paint off windows

Googling around a bit more - seems like all the professionals recommend using a razor blade scraper <https://www.homedepot.com/p/Anvil-Safety-Glass-Scraper-with-5-Blades-GS-ANV/309996468?MERCH=REC-_-searchViewed-_-NA-_-309996468-_-N> with a fresh blade, and always keep the surface *wet* with window cleaner or a soap solution. Apparently keeping the surface wet makes the scraping much easier and prevents scratching the glass with the razor blade. We might want to give that a try before we go to town with power tools on our windows... Patrik On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 7:33 PM Patrik D'haeseleer &lt;patrikd(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > We could try the pressure washer, but I kinda doubt it will be able to > handle the more recalcitrant spots. > > There's a variety of rotary brushes that can be chucked into a drill, of > course. A regular metal drill brush might scuff up the glass, but perhaps a > brass brush wouldn't? There's also nylon drill brushes that might do the > trick. Ditto for paint stripping discs for an angle grinder. I think > there's some scraping tools for the oscillating multi-tools as well. > > I believe latex paints are typically susceptible to heat guns and > chemical paint strippers as well, of course... > > Patrik > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 6:47 PM Marc Juul via sudo-discuss < > sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org&gt; wrote: > >> I cleared the edges of about 1.1 out of 3 windows. Some parts did come >> off fairly easily but most did not and several areas were so difficult it's >> unreasonable to do more than a bit with a hand tool. >> >> I ended up getting slightly better manual scrapers from the tool library >> but we really need a power tool. At least I'm personally unwilling to do >> more of this without one. Does anyone know which tool would be appropriate? >> The tool library did not have such a tool. >> >> On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 12:24 AM Marc Juul &lt;marc(a)juul.io&gt; wrote: >> >>> Hi sudoers! >>> >>> We had an unfortunate incident with the new protective coating on our >>> roof where the roof windows got coated as well. It's some latex type >>> substance and CCL tells us it isn't too difficult to get off. >>> >>> Is anyone up for helping with a couple of hours of scraping tomorrow >>> (Saturday) from 3 pm to 5 pm? >>> >>> I'll bring scrapers and we'll lay down some 2x4s across the windows so >>> people be in danger of falling through the glass. >>> >>> -- >>> marc/juul >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >> More options at >> https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >> >