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I finally tried using a paint scraper on my old kitchen cabinets after a contractor friend mentioned it.
He said, 'A sharp 2-inch scraper beats sanding for that old varnish,' and he was totally right (it saved me a whole weekend). I got the bulk of the gunk off in about three hours, which I would have spent just setting up sanders. Has anyone else found a hand tool that completely changed a job for them?
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wren_jackson14d ago
That "sharp 2-inch scraper" tip is a good one. For me, it was a basic flat bar for trim work. I used to fight with a pry bar and wreck the drywall. The flat bar gets under the baseboard cleanly and the thin end lets you pull nails out the back without marking the face.
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fiona13014d ago
Read a tip about using a putty knife for the same job. It slides under trim without chewing up the wall. Sometimes the simplest tools work the best.
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