Window putty and Paint stripping

[Richard83]

Hi, Can anyone recommend the best way to get old window putty out of windows? I am currently heating it up with a heat gun a bit at a time then carefully chiselling it out with a flat screw driver.

As for the paint yes again I am heating it up with the heat gun then scraping it off with a scraper until its back to the wood, Then rubbing any excess flakes down with P80 sand paper.

I am just looking for an easier quicker way to do it as at the moment it is taking ages!!!

Thanks, Richard

 

[JohnD]

why do you want to take the putty out?

 

[God]

Hammer and chisel or hacking knife. That is what i use but then i am a super dooper glazier

 

[Richard83]

why do you want to take the putty out?

Because the whole frame needs re-painting and the putty has cracks in it

 

[Richard83]

Hammer and chisel or hacking knife. That is what i use but then i am a super dooper glazier

Where I am not a "super dooper glazier" and on occasions crck the glass especialy there there is a nail to my siurpize...

 

[God]

You only need to remove the putty that you can scrape out, the rest is probaly the paint thats cracked

 

[JohnD]

as a rule of thumb, if it is secure enough not to come out easily, it can stay.

If you have to take out old hard putty to reglaze a broken window, I find an old wood chisel has the best angle on it, tapped along with a small hammer (you will ruin the edge on the chisel, so use an old one) and you can angle it to avoid digging into the frame.

when re-puttying, paint the rebate with at least primer first; primer and undercoat are better, then you can gloss over the frame and putty when it has dried enough. This also stops the oil being absorbed into the wood.

 

[speed]

hacking knife and a 12mm chisel.

fein multimaster, ive not tried it but ive seen a video demo that fein made, on utube

 

[ladylola]

Not one for the diyer but I've seen putty being removed on a heritage job using some sort of ultra sound device.
Other than that I'd go with the chisel approach.

 

[JohnD]

sonic screwdriver?

 

[Richard83]

hacking knife and a 12mm chisel.

fein multimaster, ive not tried it but ive seen a video demo that fein made, on utube

Yes I have seen these advertised as like your self on a vidi demo in an electrical shop

 

[Richard83]

sonic screwdriver?

I like the idear

 

[ladylola]

sonic screwdriver?

I just can't believe we never made Dr Who jokes when they were doing it