DIY- How To Strip Solid Wood With Oven Cleaner

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

I complete like thrifting and finding distinctive classic items, and got so energized when I located these frames for just a pair of dollars just about every on a excursion I took down to Tucson. I beloved the condition and the detail, but the wooden stain was setting up to chip off in a few destinations. I could tell they had been reliable wooden, and I seriously liked the the natural wood underneath that was peaking via. I decided to strip them working with oven cleaner, and the success are so, so very good! I walked by how to do this on my Instagram tales the other day, but below is a composed out move by stage tutorial, that need to be even more practical!

shirt  //  earrings  //  lipstick

You can see the scratches on the frames right here- the purpose at the close of this is a great, even toned pure wood search.  I wish I experienced a location for the beautiful originals that came in the frames, but finished up offering them to a friend who I know will put them to superior use!

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

This is a really basic Do it yourself, with just a couple necessary materials! I have found that the blue fume- totally free can of Simple-Off oven cleaner will work superior than the yellow can. You are going to also want some rubber gloves, dish soap, and scrub brushes. I tried out a number of distinctive forms to see what would perform very best for me! This is undoubtedly an outdoor job. I laid out a plastic sheet on some gravel in our yard, and it worked great.

The first phase is spraying your frames down with the oven cleaner. You want to make positive you’re receiving the cleaner about the entirety of the frame, and then you can sit back and unwind for about 20 minutes when the oven cleaner does it’s factor!

 

Following you have allow it sit, you are going to start out to scrub! It is seriously significant that you remove all of the oven cleaner, and you’ll discover the aged stain coming off with it. I crammed a container with some concentrated dish cleaning soap, and utilised fairly a bit to make guaranteed I was obtaining as substantially off as feasible! This action is so critical! A superior scrub is what will give the body a constant complete in the conclusion, that isn’t splotchy. I observed that the sponge labored terrific for the flat areas, and I truly cherished this wood brush to get in the grooves! This is absolutely the most time consuming (and messiest) element, but it will be worth it!

Up coming you will want to rinse off your body until eventually the drinking water runs crystal clear. The shade does not appear way too distinctive right now, but you just have to belief the system! The moment the water is working distinct, you’ll just lay the body out to dry! Look at this shade variation soon after only a couple of minutes of sunshine bleaching!

After the frames have been wholly dry, I went over them with a sanding block and did a truly gentle sand all over the place, concentrating on any spots that looked darker than the rest of the body. Following you sand, wipe it down with a rag, and your frame is finish! Next is my preferred component- selecting artwork!

I realized I required to dangle these frames in my place of work at function, so I made the decision to go with some new abstracts I painted for Juniper Print Store, termed Calico I & II! I love working with long-lasting double sided tape to mount the print to the glass, rather of owning the glass cover the print. This produces a stretched canvas search at the time its framed, and seems to be much more like primary artwork! I line the back edges of the paper with tape, and then adhere a couple of items in the center. Flip the paper about, make certain your edges are all lined up, and then clean the paper more than the glass with your hand!

The frames turned out to be the fantastic all-natural wooden coloration, and I even switched out the huge print driving my desk to Pastel Valley, from our classic collection to convey in some heat tones for summertime!

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

I have rounded up a number of comparable organic wood frames down below if you’re wanting to get the search, but do not have a frame to Do it yourself! Depart any concerns in the remarks!