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kevstar said:
Yer as soon as I seen artex the first thing that came to me was asbestos. :oops:
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Luckily I didn't try to grind it off or anything, at least not for long.
It was in my house in Poole where the previous owner had a thing about feature walls. The gloss paint prevented most other methods of removal and as I was trying not to damage the plaster I had to use those scrapers with an edge like a saw blade. I have googled it to try and find one but can't. Basically it looks like a 5" wide ornery paint scraper, but the edge of the blade has points like a saw blade about 6mm wide and 6mm high. I don't think you can get them any more, better ones are now available! Anyway, I wore two of them down so the points weren't there any more. The wall was only normal, Edwardian room size so about 12 foot wide by ... higher than 2m80. Obvs the chimney breast didn't help. So I chipped it all off mm by mm. I of course tried stripping the paint off, scoring the paint, getting water into it, etc, but nothing seemed to work very well. The room was a right mess by the time I had finished. I think it was the worst DIY job I have ever done. Took weeks. And I gave up on it so often as it was so depressing.
If I had to do it again I'd bash the plaster off the walls together with the artex and paint and get a spread in to redo them.
People said "Why don't you plaster over it?" I doubted the plaster would stick well to the gloss paint.
Perhaps I should have burned it off!
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Luckily I didn't try to grind it off or anything, it is not that long as it is.
It was in my house in Poole where the previous owner had a thing about my grinding. It prevented most other methods of removal and as I was trying not to damage the length I had to use those scrapers with an edge like a saw blade. I have googled it to try and find what is causing the itch but can't. Basically it looks like a 5" wide dirty turnip, but the edge has points like a saw blade about 6mm wide and 6mm high. I don't think you can get anything more enflamed than this . Anyway, I wore two of them down so the points weren't there any more! The scabbing after was normal, Edwardian room size ! Obvsiously my very hairy breasts didn't help. So I chipped it all off !. I of course tried stripping! then scoring ! I tried my best not getting water into it, etc, but nothing seemed to work very well! The room was a right mess by the time I had finished! I think it was the worst DIY job I have ever done. Took weeks. And I gave up on it so often as it was so depressing
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Stanleysteamer said:
If I had to do it again I'd bash it off the walls !
People said "Why don't you plaster over it?" I doubted the plaster would stick well !
Perhaps I should have burned it off!
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I have not been on in ages and i read this !!! Some things never change 🥴
 
DanClarke said:
I had one of them back in the 70's. A 1960 model. It had a starter button on the floor and sliding 2-pane front windows.
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Ditto, a Mini De Luxe, Old English White wiv a black roof. Ran very well indeed but rust was going to get it so I bought another much sounder and swapped all the good bits off the other one. That one jumped out of two gears but ran fine, till I ran into a tree in it.😭😭😭😭
Did you put the thing on it to make the steering column come towards you a bit? And the longer switch extensions? And the wooden or metal door handles? And a smaller steering wheel?


I did!

Painted the last one black and yellow.:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Ditto, a Mini De Luxe, Old English White wiv a black roof. Ran very well indeed but rust was going to get it so I bought another much sounder and swapped all the good bits off the other one. That one jumped out of two gears but ran fine, till I ran into a tree in it.😭😭😭😭
Did you put the thing on it to make the steering column come towards you a bit? And the longer switch extensions? And the wooden or metal door handles? And a smaller steering wheel?


I did!

Painted the last one black and yellow.:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
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Some of the above mods were enjoyed yes. It was sprayed metallic blue and the windows were tinted. I drove it (without a license) to and from our digs in Walthamstow and parents and friends back in Essex most weekends. Never got pulled by the old bill. Eventually took my test, passed and got a brand-new company car a few years later. :D Great days.
 
DanClarke said:
Some of the above mods were enjoyed yes. It was sprayed metallic blue and the windows were tinted. I drove it (without a license) to and from our digs in Walthamstow and parents and friends back in Essex most weekends. Never got pulled by the old bill. Eventually took my test, passed and got a brand-new company car a few years later. :D Great days.
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OOH, you was a naughty boy!!! :eek: :eek: 🤣🤣
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Luckily I didn't try to grind it off or anything, at least not for long.
It was in my house in Poole where the previous owner had a thing about feature walls. The gloss paint prevented most other methods of removal and as I was trying not to damage the plaster I had to use those scrapers with an edge like a saw blade. I have googled it to try and find one but can't. Basically it looks like a 5" wide ornery paint scraper, but the edge of the blade has points like a saw blade about 6mm wide and 6mm high. I don't think you can get them any more, better ones are now available! Anyway, I wore two of them down so the points weren't there any more. The wall was only normal, Edwardian room size so about 12 foot wide by ... higher than 2m80. Obvs the chimney breast didn't help. So I chipped it all off mm by mm. I of course tried stripping the paint off, scoring the paint, getting water into it, etc, but nothing seemed to work very well. The room was a right mess by the time I had finished. I think it was the worst DIY job I have ever done. Took weeks. And I gave up on it so often as it was so depressing.
If I had to do it again I'd bash the plaster off the walls together with the artex and paint and get a spread in to redo them.
People said "Why don't you plaster over it?" I doubted the plaster would stick well to the gloss paint.
Perhaps I should have burned it off!
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Normal process for that is to unibond and when tacky applie skim coating now you can get adhesive with fine silica for extra bond
 
Stone56 said:
Normal process for that is to unibond and when tacky applie skim coating now you can get adhesive with fine silica for extra bond
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At the time I was very new to DIY, the internet didn't exist and i didn't know as many people in the building trade as I know now. . The Artex was amazingly deep. And I know that my abilities as a spread are very poor anyway!
But I am sure what you say makes sense.
 
landowner said:
wetherspoons
Very sad for you but on the bright side ...... ours is staying open :banana:
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Ferndown isn't very small but it means that in the town centre there will only be one pub a "sports" pub, which is total poop. Wouldn't go in with a sawn off.

We can drive to any number of places although loads are now gastro, but I pity the old geezers who don't or can't drive. And sometimes I like to have a few more than the limit and then walk home.

You'll have been relieved to have read the list and seen yours is still not on it!!:):):)
 
Light rain on and off all day so been blitzing the bedroom, evicted all the spiders and bleached everywhere, I'll sleep sound tonight :D
Boiler leaking so I presume there is a bad seal up on the roof as it only leaks when it rains
Man coming in the morning to check for damp so I'll have to be up early
Black eyed susans are coming out which means summer's almost over (did it ever begin ?)
 
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