DIY- How To Strip Solid Wood With Oven Cleaner

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

I complete appreciate thrifting and getting exceptional classic pieces, and received so fired up when I discovered these frames for just a pair of bucks each individual on a excursion I took down to Tucson. I cherished the form and the depth, but the wood stain was starting up to chip off in a handful of destinations. I could notify they were being good wooden, and I actually preferred the the organic wood beneath that was peaking as a result of. I determined to strip them using oven cleaner, and the effects are so, so fantastic! I walked through how to do this on my Instagram tales the other day, but listed here is a created out stage by phase tutorial, that ought to be even far more practical!

blouse  //  earrings  //  lipstick

You can see the scratches on the frames below- the objective at the conclusion of this is a pleasant, even toned organic wooden appear.  I would like I had a spot for the wonderful originals that came in the frames, but finished up offering them to a mate who I know will set them to excellent use!

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

This is a pretty straightforward Do it yourself, with just a couple needed materials! I have found that the blue fume- no cost can of Effortless-Off oven cleaner operates much better than the yellow can. You are going to also require some rubber gloves, dish cleaning soap, and scrub brushes. I experimented with out a number of various types to see what would operate most effective for me! This is unquestionably an out of doors task. I laid out a plastic sheet on some gravel in our lawn, and it labored excellent.

The initially stage is spraying your frames down with the oven cleaner. You want to make sure you’re acquiring the cleaner over the entirety of the frame, and then you can sit again and relax for about 20 minutes whilst the oven cleaner does it is thing!

 

After you’ve let it sit, you will start to scrub! It’s genuinely significant that you eliminate all of the oven cleaner, and you are going to recognize the aged stain coming off with it. I filled a container with some concentrated dish soap, and used pretty a bit to make certain I was receiving as substantially off as probable! This action is so essential! A good scrub is what will give the frame a constant end in the finish, that is not splotchy. I located that the sponge worked great for the flat parts, and I genuinely beloved this picket brush to get in the grooves! This is definitely the most time consuming (and messiest) section, but it will be really worth it!

Upcoming you are going to want to rinse off your frame until the water runs clear. The coloration doesn’t seem also distinctive appropriate now, but you just have to belief the procedure! After the drinking water is running obvious, you’ll just lay the body out to dry! Glance at this coloration difference following only a few minutes of sunlight bleaching!

Following the frames were fully dry, I went more than them with a sanding block and did a seriously mild sand everywhere, focusing on any places that looked darker than the relaxation of the body. After you sand, wipe it down with a rag, and your body is entire! Subsequent is my most loved section- selecting artwork!

I realized I desired to hang these frames in my office at perform, so I made a decision to go with some new abstracts I painted for Juniper Print Shop, called Calico I & II! I enjoy applying long lasting double sided tape to mount the print to the glass, alternatively of possessing the glass address the print. This generates a stretched canvas look as soon as its framed, and seems to be a lot more like initial artwork! I line the back again edges of the paper with tape, and then stick a number of pieces in the middle. Flip the paper in excess of, make positive your edges are all lined up, and then clean the paper about the glass with your hand!

The frames turned out to be the ideal purely natural wooden shade, and I even switched out the big print at the rear of my desk to Pastel Valley, from our classic selection to convey in some heat tones for summer time!

Calico I & II print  //  Pastel Valley print  //  oversize frame  //  desk  //  dressers  //  desk chair
sisal rug  //  striped rug (identical)   //  wallpaper  //  ceiling gentle (very similar)

I’ve rounded up a couple similar normal wood frames beneath if you’re seeking to get the search, but do not have a frame to Diy! Go away any issues in the reviews!