DIY- How To Strip Solid Wood With Oven Cleaner

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

I absolute like thrifting and obtaining distinctive classic parts, and acquired so excited when I found these frames for just a pair of dollars each on a excursion I took down to Tucson. I cherished the form and the detail, but the wooden stain was starting up to chip off in a handful of locations. I could inform they have been solid wooden, and I really favored the the natural wooden underneath that was peaking through. I resolved to strip them working with oven cleaner, and the effects are so, so great! I walked by means of how to do this on my Instagram stories the other working day, but right here is a composed out move by step tutorial, that should really be even extra beneficial!

blouse  //  earrings  //  lipstick

You can see the scratches on the frames below- the purpose at the close of this is a nice, even toned normal wood glance.  I desire I experienced a put for the gorgeous originals that arrived in the frames, but finished up providing them to a buddy who I know will place them to very good use!

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

This is a quite straightforward Do it yourself, with just a handful of desired supplies! I’ve identified that the blue fume- absolutely free can of Uncomplicated-Off oven cleaner performs greater than the yellow can. You are going to also need to have some rubber gloves, dish cleaning soap, and scrub brushes. I attempted out a number of distinctive varieties to see what would work most effective for me! This is absolutely an outdoor venture. I laid out a plastic sheet on some gravel in our garden, and it labored great.

The to start with step is spraying your frames down with the oven cleaner. You want to make sure you’re receiving the cleaner in excess of the entirety of the frame, and then you can sit back again and loosen up for about 20 minutes whilst the oven cleaner does it is matter!

 

After you’ve allow it sit, you are going to start out to scrub! It is truly significant that you take out all of the oven cleaner, and you are going to see the aged stain coming off with it. I stuffed a container with some concentrated dish soap, and applied rather a bit to make positive I was receiving as much off as doable! This move is so essential! A great scrub is what will give the frame a regular end in the stop, that is not splotchy. I found that the sponge labored good for the flat parts, and I seriously cherished this picket brush to get in the grooves! This is absolutely the most time consuming (and messiest) portion, but it will be truly worth it!

Up coming you are going to want to rinse off your body until the h2o runs clear. The coloration does not search too diverse suitable now, but you just have to have confidence in the procedure! After the drinking water is managing obvious, you will just lay the frame out to dry! Appear at this colour big difference just after only a number of minutes of solar bleaching!

Soon after the frames ended up fully dry, I went around them with a sanding block and did a definitely mild sand almost everywhere, focusing on any places that seemed darker than the relaxation of the body. Following you sand, wipe it down with a rag, and your body is comprehensive! Following is my most loved component- picking out artwork!

I knew I wanted to hang these frames in my place of work at work, so I determined to go with some new abstracts I painted for Juniper Print Shop, named Calico I & II! I like working with long-lasting double sided tape to mount the print to the glass, as a substitute of possessing the glass go over the print. This results in a stretched canvas seem once its framed, and seems a lot more like unique artwork! I line the back edges of the paper with tape, and then adhere a number of items in the middle. Flip the paper above, make certain your edges are all lined up, and then easy the paper more than the glass with your hand!

The frames turned out to be the ideal all-natural wood coloration, and I even switched out the significant print guiding my desk to Pastel Valley, from our classic collection to bring in some heat tones for summer!

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

I’ve rounded up a handful of very similar normal wooden frames below if you are wanting to get the appear, but never have a frame to Diy! Leave any thoughts in the reviews!