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Brooklyn Brownstone Wood Trim Restoration
 
Stripped and clear coated

Stripped and clear coated

beautiful finished product. The fine detail is visible again!

beautiful finished product. The fine detail is visible again!

Bed-Stuy Brownstone Paint Stripping

The distinctive beauty of wood is unparalleled for Mother Nature’s earthy colors and intricate grain patterns. It is the quintessential glory of many New York City brownstone interiors. From doors and doorway trim to baseboards, ornate window moldings, cabinets and floors, wood was the material of choice for its stunning decorative and durable qualities. We found layers of decades-old paint and dirt concealing the inherent beauty of exquisite wood trim in this Brooklyn home and went right to work removing it.

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Stripping paint by hand is a careful, tedious process. Our team applied a non-toxic product before gently wiping, scraping and brushing off the paint to reveal lustrous wood grain and finely sculpted trim. A small brush hook was gently used in tiny nooks and crannies. We removed trim pieces from over the windows to work on it in a more stable position and not damage any of the carving.

We finished everything with a clear coat of polyurethane for protection with touch of shine. We were as blown away by the results as the homeowners. Their home and hearts are now warmed with the timeless quality of natural wood trim hand-crafted more than 100 years ago.

See more of the process in our video:

Before - Covered in layers of paint

Before - Covered in layers of paint

After all paint removed.

After all paint removed.

After stripping completed

After stripping completed

 
NYC Door and Window Frame Stripping
 
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Take decades of paint off your doors and window frames to see the beauty underneath

Stripping Paint to Reveal Distinctive Quality of Metal Doors and Window Frames. Metal doors, windows, and frames from yesteryear have all too often been painted over and over and over. As time marches on, the paint coats actually diminish the appearance of what was once fine metal craftsmanship. It’s a laborious task to remove paint layers, especially when they number in the dozens – that’s plural dozens, like somewhere between two and 50 coats of paint. Leave it to Paintworks & Decorating to take on such a monumental task stripping old metal doors and door frames and restoring their former glory.

 Metal-smithing is an ancient skill and art form beginning with crude implements and advancing across centuries to ornate architectural pieces, jewelry, coins, locks and more. Painting over metal was often done for convenience or to match or contrast with a specific decor color. Our client wanted to restore the metalwork for its beauty and authenticity. Metal doors can add real charm to your home as a headboard, art piece or function as a real door. The Big Reuse in Brooklyn is a non-profit store for salvaged and surplus building materials, and you can find interesting old metal pieces at Olde Good Things, Met Metals, Old Iron Architectural Salvage and Demolition Depot and Irreplaceable Artifacts.

When something in metal catches your eye, remember that Paintworks can restore it, paint it, re-paint it, strip it, oil it and refresh it for a conversation piece that you'll cherish for a long time.

Completely stripped door frame. Removed about 9 layers of paint then clear coated for protection.

Completely stripped door frame. Removed about 9 layers of paint then clear coated for protection.

Door and frame in the middle of the stripping process

Door and frame in the middle of the stripping process