[modeleng] Re: Linishing belt.
- From: Colin Ager <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:09:35 +0100
Chris Crosskey wrote:
> Hi Folks... thought I'd ask here due to practical nature of readership... Is
> there such a thing as linishing belt made out of something like a kitchen
> green plastic pot-scourer?... As a household project I'm looking to refloor
> my lounge with reclaimed parquet... which has a back covered in bitumen.....
> from previous experience it isn't that hard to get bitumen off with a pot
> scourer and white-spirit.... so a plan would be to linish it off prior to
> rethicknessing the wood in a planer thicknesser.... I tried searching through
> ebay but didn't find what I was looking for...
> Any help gratefully received on or off list.
> Chris
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Hi Chris. I have removed old bitumen etc. from the back of parquet
finger strips if this is what you want to do. I found that the easiest
method was to hold each strip in a vice and use a smallish blowtorch to
soften the bitumen followed by the use of a tungsten tipped paint
scraper. This removed most of the rubbish and I then followed up by
using a bench mounted belt linisher to clean the edges and ends. One
with a disc as well as a belt is good for keeping the ends square
If it is the floor you are trying to clear, the same sort of arrangment
might be suitable but would probably cause a lot of nuisance from fumes
indoors!
If you are doing a whole room it will be a long job.
Good Luck Colin Ager Garboldisham Norfolk UK
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