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Stripping a Kauri Towel Rail Stand

Small easy projects like this can be restored in an hour or two. This towel rail was originally coated in polyurethane which had cracked and yellowed. Most clear finishes are really easy to strip. Once stripped it was oil finished in Cooper’s Restoration Semi-Sealer to add a rich colour.

Note: You normally don’t disassemble the item like in this video. In this case it simply wanted to fall apart so this was an opportunity to re-glue everything.

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Doors

Painted Ply Door

Ply doors are very common in homes built since the 1950’s. They are sometimes called “flush” or “hollow core” doors as well. People often mistake their value and don’t realise that most built before 1990 have been made from top timbers with worthwhile grain characteristics and are also very restorable. The cost to restore these doors is much less than new replacements.

With the Coopers Restoration System ply doors can often be stripped in one hour. Normally, sanding will damage the thin ply surface but as the Cooper’s system has no sanding there is very little risk of damage.

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1960's Rimu Door Surround

We think that heart Rimu door surrounds are one of the most impressive woods used in New Zealand homes. They are commonly found under loads of paint in homes built from the 1920’s through to the early 1970’s.

This surround was easy to heat gun first, and doing so saves some stripping product cost, but probably does not save time in this case. You can see in the video that the paint below the heat gunned area was stripping fine all by itself.

Note how the little soft bristled detail brushes (standard in the stripping pack) get everything out of the groves perfectly with little effort.

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Windows

1960's Style Painted Window

Most windows built during the 1960’s and earlier are made from treasured timber. This window is made from New Zealand native Rimu, one of the more colourful timbers.

To save money the paint work was heat gunned first, but this really wasn’t necessary as the undercoat in this case dissolved instantly the moment Cooper’s Stripping System was applied.


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1950's Style Painted Window

1950's windows are almost guaranteed to be built from good looking timber. This window was originally coated in thick lead based paint and then over-painted again some time later.

Being lead based paint and a child's bedroom we chose not to heat gun but simply do it all with the Coopers Restoration System which is a safe way to remove this poisonous paint. Thick paint takes a bit longer and needs a little more product but the job is still nice and easy.





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Panelling

Shellacked 1920’s Oregon Panelling

Wall panelling was a very popular feature in bungalow styled homes built around the 1920’s. The most common timber used was Oregon ply often mistakenly referred to as Cedar. The old very dark varnish is shellac and is difficult to scrape or sand but here you will see just how easy it can be to restore.

Note how perfectly the corners and edges strip. Sometimes in some homes, stain was applied direct to the wood before the shellac and in those cases the panelling may not strip as clean. Always do a test spot first.

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Shellacked 1920’s Rimu Panelling

Native New Zealand Rimu panelling is one of the most desirable timbers used in bungalows around the 1920's. The popular finish used at that time was shellac but like most finishes after 80 years its best days are long gone.

One of the most important parts of restoring wood is not how quickly you can do it, but how good the result will be. With Cooper’s shellac strips fast but as a bonus it leaves a rich, desirable patina in the wood and those golden colours remain. If this wood was scraped or sanded using conventional methods that wonderful patina would scratched or lost.




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